Austin Croshere arrived at the Warriors' shoot-around Friday morning thinking his sore back might be healthy enough to allow him to play in this evening's rematch with the Utah Jazz.

Instead, he went to see Los Angeles-based back specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in the afternoon and was told he needed to rest seven to 10 days to try to put a halt to what has been a recurring problem over the last few weeks.

An MRI revealed mild disk inflammation, a team spokesman said. Croshere will continue to rehabilitate under the care of Warriors team physician John Belzer. In addition to tonight's game, Croshere is expected to miss next week's contests against Cleveland and Dallas, his former team.

"Obviously, I didn't go into it thinking that would be the case," Croshere said of the rest order. "Seven to 10 days right now seems like a long time, but over the course of a whole season, it's not that much time, especially if I can get back to being 100 percent healthy."

Via Contra Costa Times

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