Game Thread: Payton, Porter are available; but Kuminga out

Also, viewership numbers for Klay Thompson's triumphant return are in!

It’s Klay Day (part two) as the Golden State Warriors visit the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors came in with both Otto Porter and Gary Payton potentially out, but they’ve since updated to indicate that both Porter and Payton are indeed available tonight. But Kuminga has been officially ruled out for tonight’s game.

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater

Jonathan Kuminga is now out tonight in Memphis. Bilateral knee soreness. Otto Porter, previously questionable, is available. Gary Payton II upgraded to probable. He will be needed for stints on Ja Morant.

The Kuminga loss comes out of the blue and is a bit of a bummer as tonight could have been a good game for him to get some extended minutes against the Memphis bench (playing without center Steven Adams).

Also, check out how many tuned in to watch our beloved Splash Brother, Klay Thompson make his triumphant return to the court.

NBA Communications @NBAPR

Klay Thompson's return on Sunday delivered record engagement across NBA social media platforms and multi-year audience highs on NBA TV and NBC Sports Bay Area.

Finally, a programming note: I’ll be at a show tonight (Decent Criminal at Thee Parkside. If anyone cares to check it out, they’ll go on around 10:15 or so) which means no postgame thread this evening unless you can guilt Apricot into doing it.