Iguodala questionable for Game 3

BOSTON — Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is considered questionable for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night at TD Garden. He missed Game 2 because of swelling in his right knee.

When asked about how he’s feeling on Tuesday, Iguodala replied, “I’m alive.” And when asked about his status for Game 3? “We’ll see.”

Iguodala had missed 12 consecutive playoff games because of a neck injury, but returned for Game 1 of the Finals on Thursday. He scored seven points in 12 minutes, but the Warriors were minus-6 in plus/minus when he was on the court in the loss.

The 38-year-old appeared in just 31 regular-season games after signing a one-year, $2.6 million contract last summer. He hasn’t played consecutive games since Games 3 and 4 against the Nuggets in the Warriors’ first-round playoff series in April.

If the 2015 Finals MVP can’t play in Game 3, Otto Porter Jr. and Nemanja Bjelica would be the top forwards available to come off the Warriors’ bench. Porter is averaging 7.5 points on 83% shooting through two Finals games. Bjelica played 10:36 in Game 2 and added six points and five rebounds.

Money not an object: According to a report by ESPN’s Zach Lowe, executives around the league believe that the Warriors, who could eclipse an unprecedented payroll mark this offseason, have an unfair advantage in terms of the money they can spend on their homegrown players.

Salary-cap experts with whom Lowe spoke claim that if Golden State chooses to pay Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Jordan Poole, Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II, its combined payroll and luxury-tax penalties could hit $475 million. That number was $346 million this season.

Co-executive chairman and CEO Joe Lacob isn’t afraid to open his wallet and take whatever financial blows necessary to put a winning product on the court, something every owner across the league can do, if willing. The Warriors just happen to be a team that takes full advantage of its resources.

General manager Bob Myers responded to the disgruntled sources in Lowe’s story Tuesday during a segment on 95.7 FM, saying, “You should be allowed to spend on your own players. We drafted these guys, we developed them. It’s not like we went out and signed all these guys as free agents.”