Warriors guard Melton ruled out with ACL sprain

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton has suffered an ACL sprain, the team announced Thursday.

The injury will hold him out of Friday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, and he will undergo further testing to determine a full recovery timeline.

“He’s obviously a really important player for us and is a guy who we envisioned as, and has done a good job at, the starting 2-guard,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “It’s a concern, for sure. We’ll know more over the next few days.”

Melton suffered the sprain during Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, although it’s unclear when it happened. Melton never left the game, and he finished with 14 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in 26 minutes.

He had started the previous two games, and Kerr said he wanted to keep Melton in that starting group moving forward.