Zaza Pachulia will miss at least the next week with a shoulder injury, leaving the Warriors short-handed in the frontcourt with David West also out with a thumb injury.
When Steph Curry found out about Pachulia’s extended absence at Warriors shootaround on Thursday, he couldn’t help but facepalm and shake his head. But the Warriors star guard also had a little fun at Zaza’s expense, exclaiming “nothing easy” in reference to Pachulia’s famous speech while a member of the Atlanta Hawks in 2008.
In case you need a refresher on the original “NOTHING EASY!”:
It’s easily the thing Pachulia is most famous for — well, that and almost crashing the All-Star game party the past two years by way of the fan vote — and Curry couldn’t help but poke a little fun at the big man from Georgia.
Pachulia missing a week will cause the Warriors to shift around their frontcourt rotation, with JaVale McGee receiving more time as well as James Michael McAdoo and Kevon Looney to help fill the gaps left by Pachulia, who averages 18.8 minutes per game. No other true center on the Warriors roster averages more than 8.5 minutes per game, so you can expect to see plenty of small-ball lineups out of Golden State for however long Pachulia is out for.
