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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineups- Fresh Updates on Darius Garland, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, and Others

Who's in and who's out for Saturday's face-off between the Cavaliers and the Dubs?

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The Cleveland Cavaliers will be up against the Golden State Warriors for an NBA 2025-26 regular season clash on Saturday, December 6. This is going to be the first meeting between both the teams in the ongoing season. It is going to be the back-end of a back-to-back for the Cavaliers, and in their previous game, they were up against the San Antonio Spurs. Before that game, they slumped to the Portland Trail Blazers, recording their fourth defeat in the last five fixtures.

On the other hand, the shorthanded Dubs head into the game off a two-game losing streak. In their most-recent outing, they suffered a narrow loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in a low-scoring affair. Notably, the Cavaliers kicked off the season on a pretty solid note, but have been struggling off late. On the other hand, the Dubs have had a roller-coaster ride thus far, and things aren’t getting better for them in the near future. They have some pretty solid injury concerns, including star guard Stephen Curry, and the Dubs need to have him back in order to get on the winning momentum.

However, let’s talk about the upcoming game, injury concerns for both the sides as well as how their starting lineups could look like on Saturday.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Injury Report

Here, we breakdown the injury reports as well as expected starting lineups for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors, scheduled on Saturday.

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Injuries

Player	Position	Injury	Status
Sam Merrill	SG	Hand	Out
Darius Garland	PG	Toe	Questionable
Tyrese Proctor	PG	Personal	Questionable
Max Strus	SG	Foot	Out
Larry Nance Jr.	PF	Calf	Out
Jarrett Allen	C	Finger	Out

Sam Merrill is currently sidelined with a hand sprain, and continues to be out for Saturday’s second leg of a back-to-back.

Darius Garland was rested against the Spurs due to toe-injury management, but is expected to return against the Warriors.

Tyrese Proctor is questionable for Saturday due to personal reasons. He could miss his second game in a row due to the same.

Max Strus is yet to make his season debut for the Cavs. He is currently sidelined due to left foot surgery recovery.

Larry Nance Jr. injured his right calf in last week’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. He is expected to be out for a couple of weeks more.

Jarrett Allen is out with a right finger strain. He could be back in action next week.

Golden State Warriors’ Injuries

Player	Position	Injury	Status
Al Horford	C	Back	Out
Jimmy Butler	SF	Knee	Questionable
Seth Curry	SG	Toe	Questionable
De’Anthony Melton	SG	Knee	Questionable
Alex Toohey	SF	Knee	Out
Draymond Green	PF	Foot	Questionable
Stephen Curry	PF	Quadriceps	Out

The Golden State Warriors have ruled out Al Horford and Stephen Curry for Saturday’s face off against the Cavaliers. Horford has been dealing with sciatica, while Curry is dealing with a quadriceps injury. Alex Toohey is also out due to left knee injury management.

Apart from them, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton and Seth Curry are listed as questionable. Butler is dealing with a knee injury, while Green suffered a right foot injury during the loss to the Sixers. De’Anthony Melton, on the other hand, made his season debut against the Sixers but is questionable for Sunday, whereas, younger Curry brother is in jeopardy of missing the upcoming game due to a right toe injury.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Predicted Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers: Jaylon Tyson, De’Andre Hunter, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell

Golden State Warriors: Jimmy Butler, Will Richard, Draymond Green, Brandin Podziemski, Moses Moody

Cleveland Cavaliers

Darius Garland

Draymond Green

Golden State Warriors

Jimmy Butler

Garima Ranawat

Garima is a sports writer with around two years of experience in Indian sports and a newfound interest in the NBA. Inspired by the leadership of cricketing legend MS Dhoni, she wishes to bring in newer perspectives to the NBA fanatics with her writing.