Lindy Waters III has been ruled out for the rest of Friday's Warriors game against the Memphis Grizzlies after he sustained a hyperextended left knee late in the second quarter.
Waters landed awkwardly while contesting a dunk attempted by Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama with 1:58 remaining before halftime.
The 27-year-old was in immediate pain and grabbed his left knee. He managed to go up the Chase Center tunnel to the Warriors' locker room without much assistance.
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The Warriors officially ruled Waters out for the rest of the game just before the third quarter began. Second-year pro Brandin Podziemski started the second half in place of Waters.
Lindy Waters is OUT for the rest of the game
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The Warriors are calling his injury a left knee hyperextension
Starting in place of De'Anthony Melton, who is dealing with a sprained left ACL, Waters was having a solid game before exiting. He finished the game with eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field and 2 of 3 from 3-point range in 11 minutes of action.
Waters was a DNP (Coach's Decision) in the last two Warriors games, but he was back in the rotation Friday.
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Now the Warriors will wait to see if Waters is forced to miss extended time.