Reinforcements have officially arrived for the Warriors, just in time for Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals (9 ET, ABC).
The team announced pregame that Gary Payton II, Andre Iguodala and Otto Porter Jr. were each upgraded from “questionable” on Wednesday to “available to play” in Thursday’s series opener.
Gary Payton II, Andre Iguodala and Otto Porter Jr. are all available to play tonight.
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 3, 2022
On the Celtics side, both Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III were questionable … until today’s starting lineup announcement, which puts both on the floor for the opening tip.
Starting 5️⃣ pic.twitter.com/EhEJ3M0Xrf
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) June 3, 2022