Warriors announce Draymond Green starting lineup replacement for Opening
Night
Golden State Warriors: Chris Paul to be in starting lineup against
Phoenix Suns

>Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga (00) gets congratulated by
Chris Paul after scoring against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd
quarter of a preseason game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif.,
Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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By SHAYNA RUBIN | srubin@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: October 24, 2023 at 6:40 p.m. | UPDATED: October 24, 2023 at
6:40 p.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/10/24/warriors-announce-draymond-green-starting-lineup-replacement-for-opening-night/

SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Paul will be in the starting lineup for the
Warriors’ opening night against the Phoenix Suns in place of an injured
Draymond Green.

The full starting lineup includes Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew
Wiggins, Kevon Looney and Paul. Green was ruled out as he recovers from
a left ankle sprain. It marks the second time in his 12-year career that
Green will miss the season opener and first time since the 2020-21
season when the Warriors opened against the Brooklyn Nets.

Paul, 38, will start his 1,215th straight NBA regular season game and
make his Warriors’ regular season debut.

“It’s going to be exciting,” head coach Steve Kerr said before Tuesday’s
game. “Obviously our fans know Chris so well, nice to have him on our
side instead of the opponent’s side. We’ve always had so much respect
for him and we’ve had so many battles.”

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Kevin Durant will play for the first time in front of Warriors fans at
Chase Center since he left in free agency after the 2019 NBA Finals. The
Warriors have a 30-second video tribute for Durant to acknowledge his
three seasons with the Warriors and the back-to-back titles he won with
the team in 2017 and 2018.

The newest Sun Bradley Beal will miss opening night with lower back
tightness, but Devin Booker — listed on the injury report with a sore
toe — will play on Tuesday.