Warriors GM Bob Myers underwent hip surgery on the morning of the Warriors' Game 5 matchup vs the Spurs on Tuesday, April 24.
Since it's only been nine days, the two-time Executive of the Year will not be flying to New Orleans for Games 3 and 4.
"I can't. There's really two reasons -- it's hard to get around with the crutches and then you risk blood-clotting if you travel too fast after surgery," Myers explained on 95.7 The Game. "You know what's the worst thing for any GM? Here's the worst part of the job -- watching your team play on TV. I swear, it's the worst."
During the regular season, Myers does not travel to every road game, so watching on TV is necessary.
But he's never had to watch a playoff game on TV.
"I don't know what to do," Myers said. "If you got any advice -- I'm not a drug guy so I can't do that."
During all of his years as an executive -- including six as a board member with the Warriors -- Jerry West notoriously got too nervous to watch games.
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Or, simply watching caused great agony and despair.
"I couldn't watch with him ... he's unbeleivable," Myers said of West. "He's such a perfectionist. And it all comes from his desire to win -- that's why he was such a great player, he's so competitive.
"But for me, that's not good for me to be around because it just ratchets up my own stuff. So I don't know, man. There's no solution to this one."
Greg Papa invited Myers to watch at the NBC Sports Bay Area studios, but Myers was non-committal...
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller
