​Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn ImagesWarriors lose guard to injury amid Pelicans blowout appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Golden State Warriors were having a cakewalk against the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night, but it wasn’t a completely pleasant experience for the Dubs at Chase Center in San Francisco.As the Warriors blew out the visiting New Orleans side, Golden State guard Brandon Williams has reportedly left the contest with a lower-body issue.“The Warriors, who lead the Pelicans by 30 points, say Brandon Williams has a left hamstring injury and will not return,” NBA insider Brett Siegel said via a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial)Before he left the game, the 26-year-old Williams scored four points on 2-for-3 shooting from the field and was a plus-4 on the court in just two minutes of action off the bench.The Warriors later announced that the former Arizona Wildcats star will undergo an MRI and that an update will be provided on his injury afterward.Williams is in his first season with the Warriors, who signed him to a one-year, $2.63 million contract in the summer. He has been playing ample minutes for Golden State, entering Monday’s game with season averages of 11.1 points, 2.6 assists and 1. steals in 17.7 minutes per game, while shooting 40.3 percent from the floor and 30.4 percent from behind the arc.Before coming over to The Bay, Williams played three seasons for the Dallas Mavericks. He started his NBA career, however, with the Portland Trail Blazers, who inked him to a 10-day contract after going undrafted in 2012.The Warriors, who defeated New Orleans to the tune fo a 138-87 score, improved to 8-3 and will look to stretch their winning streak to nine games in Wednesday’s meeting with the Houston Rockets on the road.Related: Jimmy Butler hilariously cosplays as Warriors coach during Pelicans gameRelated: Why Yaxel Lendeborg has changed Warriors’ ‘outlook,’ according to Ramona Shelburne