Warriors' Porter Jr. out for G4 (foot soreness)
by Gordon Dixon - Golden State Warriors forward Otto Porter Jr. has been ruled out of Game 4 against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night due to soreness in his left foot.
Golden State Warriors forward Otto Porter Jr. out for Game 4 with left foot soreness 1:42 PM ET Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University. Follow him on Twitter » Ohm's chat archive » DALLAS -- The Golden State Warriors will try to eliminate the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night without veteran forward Otto Porter Jr . The Warriors ruled out one of their valued subs due to left foot soreness at the morning shootaround before Game 4. Golden State leads the Western Conference finals, 3-0. "He's still sore," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said "We got to make the wise decision here. This gives him a couple of days to prepare for a possible Game 5 and we just don't want to take a chance of harming his future availability." Editor's Picks Betting tips for Western Conference finals: Warriors-Mavericks Game 4 3h ESPN Fantasy and Betting Analysts 1 Related If Dallas can stay alive by winning Game 4 on Tuesday, there will be a Game 5 in San Francisco on Thursday. If the Warriors, though, can sweep the Mavericks, they and Porter will have over a week off to get before the NBA Finals is scheduled to start on June 2. Porter left Game 3 midway through the second quarter and was later ruled out due to left foot soreness. X-rays were negative. The team listed him as questionable on Monday night's injury report. Porter is averaging 5.5 points and 4.1 rebounds this postseason.