More injury woes for slumping Warriors

Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell will be sidelined for at least two weeks after he sprained his right thumb in Friday night’s 105-100 loss to the Celtics, further depleting the backcourt already missing injured Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

The Warriors (2-11) said Russell received an MRI exam after the game that revealed the sprain and he will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Russell wasn’t going on the team’s fourgame road trip that begins Sunday at New Orleans that also includes stops in Memphis, Dallas and Utah.

Curry is out until at least February with a broken left hand that required surgery, while Thompson is recovering from surgery for a torn ACL in his left knee suffered in a Game 6 NBA Finals loss.

Layups: James Harden scored 49 points on a whopping 41 shots from the field as the Rockets won their seventh straight game, 125-105 over the host Timberwolves . ... Nets G Kyrie Irving sat out a 117-111 road victory over the Bulls because of a shoulder injury. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points to lead the Nets . ... Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as the visiting Bucks defeated the Pacers 102-83 . ... Former Wizards G Glen Rice Jr. was arrested in Auckland after an altercation in a bar, 10 days after joining the New Zealand Breakers in Australia’s National Basketball League.