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Draymond Green is on a minutes restriction as the Warriors play for the future

MIAMI — The Warriors have put forward Draymond Green on a minutes restriction since his return from a right heel injury, coach Steve Kerr said Friday.

After playing only 19 minutes in a blowout loss to the Miami Heat, Green will continue to see his availability monitored. The Warriors have been cautious with Green’s minutes all season.

“We’ve purposely kept him under 24 minutes per game. Tonight when the game got out of hand I took him out but if the game was more competitive we would’ve left him in late,” Kerr said. “I don’t think we need to play him big heavy minutes in a season like this where we’re obviously playing for the future.