The Golden State Warriors have made a final determination on the availability of All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler, ahead of their NBA Cup clash against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Per Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area, Butler and young shooting guard Moses Moody have been activated to suit up. Both Butler and Moody had been questionable to play through low back strain. Former five-time All-Star center/power forward Al Horford, now a reserve, has been sidelined with a sore left foot.

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With 11-time All-NBA superstar point guard Stephen Curry shelved due to an illness, Johnson tweets that Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will be starting Brandin Podziemski and Moody in the backcourt, Butler at small forward, Jonathan Kuminga at power forward, and 6-foo

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