The Brooklyn Nets still have two games left on their west coast road trip and that means they have two more chances to end their losing streak before heading home. Brooklyn has had some tough matchups over the course of March, but as they head into another hostile environment, they are still dealing with some crucial injuries to the current rotation.
The Nets announced on Tuesday that forward Noah Clowney, as well as rookies Danny Wolf and Nolan Traore, are out for Wednesday’s game at the Golden State Warriors due to their respective reasons. Traore is out on Wednesday due to rest while Wolf is still recovering from a left ankle sprain and Clowney is nursing a right wrist sprain.
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Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez has not had much of an update on either Wolf or Clowney after their went down with their injuries so it’s probably safe to assume that they will be out for the rest of the road trip. Assuming that’s the case, Brooklyn will have to rely on some of the other players that have been available recently, such as forward Ziaire Williams and center Nic Claxton.
Williams is coming off one of the better games that he’s had this season after he dropped 16 points, four rebounds, and two steals in Monday’s 134-99 loss at the Portland Trail Blazers. Claxton, who returned for Monday’s game at Portland after being rested himself, played well against Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan with his 10 points and four rebounds in 22 minutes.
The good news for the Nets is that they should have an easier time going against the Warriors on Wednesday as they are missing several key players, including Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Moses Moody. Fernandez has had to rely on players towards the end of the roster, such as Two-Way guard Tyson Etienne, and it looks like all of those healthy players will be needed once again if Brooklyn is going to snap its losing streak at eight games.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets’ Danny Wolf, Noah Clowney remain out Wednesday at Warriors