"A combination of back, ankle and wrist pain kept Monta Ellis out of Saturday's game.

The Warriors flew to Miami on Monday night without two of their most important players, having left behind guard Monta Ellis and center Andris Biedrins.

The team announced that Biedrins would miss the entire trip with a strained right groin, but it hasn't ruled out the return of Ellis at some point on the five-game roadie. Ellis underwent an MRI exam for a sore back Monday night but results were not available.

Before he surprised teammates by missing Saturday's game, Ellis told team sources that more went into his decision than his back. The combination of ankle and knee sprains, added with the back soreness, made it impossible to continue playing "anymore."

As we wait to see what that means for Ellis, we know what it means with Biedrins. Earlier in the season, teammates started to question why Biedrins was still out seven weeks after an injury that was originally supposed to last two.

Before that scuttlebutt hit print, he tried to play. The former double-double man was a mirage of himself, averaging 5.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game before leaving Saturday's game with the groin strain."