A 5-5 record isn’t what you expect from a team featuring Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler. The Warriors are in a rough patch, worn down by a grueling schedule and mounting injuries. They’ve dropped four of their last five, including two without Curry, who’s sidelined with illness. Unfortunately for Golden State, the road ahead doesn’t look any easier with another troubling update.

First, there’s no fixed update on Curry’s return, and on top of that, head coach Steve Kerr has confirmed another major blow to his team. After Friday night’s NBA Cup loss to Nikola Jokic’s Denver, Kerr was asked about an update on veteran center Al Horford, who was supposed to return but didn’t. When a reporter asked him what’s next for Horford, Kerr’s answer wasn’t on expected lines: “I don’t,

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