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Draymond Green remains out with a sore right shoulder, an injury that Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr said wasn’t necessarily caused by anything specific that happened during a game or practice.

“It just got sore, probably wear and tear,” Kerr said Sunday. “There’s nothing we can do about it. I don’t spend any time worrying about it. When he’s ready, he’s ready. He’ll be all right, I’m sure of that. It’s just not easy to pinpoint when.”

Kerr said that Green isn’t scheduled to have an MRI or any other tests to his knowledge.

Green has missed the Warriors’ last two games because of the injury, and he will also miss Monday’s game against the Lakers in Los Angeles. Stephen Curry (right ankle sprain) and Shaun Livingston (sore right knee) are also out Monday. Zaza Pachulia (left shoulder soreness) is doubtful. Nick Young (concussion) has been cleared to play.

“It’s got to be as beaten up as we’ve ever been since I’ve been here,” Kerr said. “I don’t remember having this many guys out, particularly starters.”

Kerr said that while Green hasn’t been able to practice, he’s been doing cardio to stay in game shape. Like our Warriors Facebook page for more Warriors news, commentary and conversation.

“He’s getting court work, he’s doing conditioning, he’s doing what he can,” Kerr said of Green. “But he hasn’t taken part in any of our practice sessions over the last week or whatever.”

Kerr said that Green hasn’t exactly been fighting Kerr on his decision to keep him out, but that doesn’t mean he’s pleased with being sidelined.

“Draymond is not happy, I can tell you that,” Kerr said. “He’s happiest when he’s on the floor, hair on fire, screaming at everybody and competing. That’s what he loves. It’s been hard on him, it’s been hard on Steph. But Draymond also knows that this is the smart approach. He’s not complaining, but I wouldn’t call him happy either. He wants to play.”

Green hasn’t always been so understanding. Kerr said that two seasons ago when he tried to sit Green, there was a lot of protesting.

“I’ll never forget at the end of the 73-win season, we were in Memphis with three games left, and I wanted to keep his minutes down,” Kerr said. “He came in at halftime and was like, ‘Coach, I want to play, I want to play, I want to play.’ Obviously we were doing something special, and everyone was motivated, and wanting to follow through on what we were looking at.

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Warriors begin minicamp next week, Curry and Green unlikely to participate “This is a totally different deal now. Year four of this run, and everybody is dealing with bumps and bruises. With Draymond, it’s probably a cumulative effect of how hard he plays night after night after night. He’s been doing it for a long time. As I said, this isn’t the worst thing for Steph and Draymond to get some time off in the middle of the season.”

Kerr said that for the defending NBA champions, who are expected to make another title run, it doesn’t make sense to put Green on the floor before he’s fully recovered.