Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters Thursday it was a "very easy" decision to sit his two stars, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, for the team's final game before the All-Star Break.
Kerr said Curry was getting a much-needed break on a back-to-back, while Green is still recovering from a sprained ankle:
"Draymond, we definitely didn't want playing a back to back on the ankle from the other night. And Steph just needs a rest. This was a brutal, brutal back to back. We got to the hotel at about 3:30 in the morning, and I think given the All-Star break is here and Steph otherwise isn't getting much of one given that he's playing in the game, it made a lot of sense to send him home and just get him an extra day to rest and prepare for the second half of the season.