LOS ANGELES — Even if the Warriors want the No. 1 seed, they have still considered health as the No. 1 priority.
Exhibit A: Veteran center Andrew Bogut and veteran forward Shaun Livingston will sit out when the Warriors (53-23) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (35-43) on Thursday. The team had them stay in the Bay Area instead of traveling for their two-day trip down here.
It also appears likely DeMarcus Cousins will sit in Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena. Warriors coach Steve Kerr had said the team still plans on sitting him for a portion of its remaining back-to-back games since he returned from a rehabbing a surgically repaired left Achilles tendon in late January.