Usman Garuba He returned last night to play with the Golden State Warriors two months later. Even though the game against the Denver Nuggets was already lost (103-119), the interior was on the court for the last 1:45, scoring a rebound.
The former Real Madrid player is standing out in the G-League with the Santa Cruz Warriors, but last night was only his third opportunity with the NBA team. The 21-year-old player debuted on December 22 against the Wizards with 2:14 on the court and also had minutes on December 23 against the Blazers with 3:49, without having yet had time to score his first basket in the league American with Golden State.
Transferred from the Rockets to the Hawks and from Atlanta to Oklahoma so that the Thunder ended up cutting him, Garuba signed a one-year two-way contract with the Warriors in September by which he would be halfway between the reserve team and the first team.
The former Real Madrid player averages 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in 29 minutes with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the second division of the NBA.
However, and not even the context of the Warriors making constant changes to their lineups and the suspension of Draymond Green between December and January, Usman Garuba has managed to play an important role in the California team until now.
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