Golden State welcomed back power forward Troy Murphy on Saturday after a 10-game layoff because of a sore left Achilles tendon. But after their 119-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings, the Warriors said farewell, at least temporarily, to rookie center Patrick O'Bryant, who was sent to join the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.

Murphy, who made it clear during his convalescence that he doesn't feel like he's fitting into Coach Don Nelson's system offensively, said that situation hadn't resolved itself over the past 2 1/2 weeks.

``Not really,'' Murphy said. ``But hopefully I can go in and help the team in other ways.''

Murphy said he was ``pretty close'' to full strength but wasn't certain how that would translate in games.

``I'm 100 percent in my workouts, but I haven't been able to play in any contact (scrimmages), so I don't know if I'm 100 percent there,'' Murphy said. ``I'm not sure how I'm going to be brought along, really. That's up to Nellie.''

Jason Richardson could be out for two months after breaking his right hand during the Warriors' game against the Kings on Saturday night.

Richardson, the Warriors' leading scorer last season, was hurt during the second quarter, apparently when Mickael Pietrus kicked out his leg while blocking a shot and accidentally kicked Richardson. After X-rays at Arco Arena revealed the break, Richardson was placed in a cast by the Kings' medical staff.

An MRI scan on Monta Ellis' right shoulder showed no sign of a dislocation or separation.

``I can't move it at all. Everything hurts right now,'' Ellis said. But the MRI result ``is good. The pop that I heard seemed like it was worse than that.''

The Warriors, who did not detail if Ellis had a sprained shoulder or merely a bruised one, set no timetable for his

Monta Ellis and Anthony Roberson, both of whom were hurt in Golden State's 105-92 loss Saturday at Miami, will not play in the Warriors' game Tuesday against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.

Ellis, who injured his right shoulder in a fall, and Roberson, who landed awkwardly on his left foot after grabbing a rebound, were evaluated Sunday by Warriors medical personnel, a team spokesman said.

Each player needs an MRI scan to make a more definitive diagnosis but because of the Christmas holiday, those likely will not take place before Tuesday morning.

Warriors forward Mickael Pietrus is in the market for a plastic face mask after his nose was broken when he was elbowed by Orlando center Dwight Howard on Friday.

Pietrus, his nose bandaged, sat out a loss to Miami on Saturday and the team announced he would be out until he receives medical clearance and finds a mask similar to the one teammate Troy Murphy has been wearing all season.

Unlike Murphy's nose, which was badly mangled by an elbow from Portland forward Zach Randolph in an October exhibition game, Pietrus' nose was not displaced and therefore shouldn't require surgery. However, Pietrus will still need to spend an undetermined amount of time wearing the mask, for which he still needs to be fitted.

Monta Ellis, second-year guard for the Warriors, was helped off the court late in the third quarter of their game against Miami on Saturday night with an injured right shoulder.

Ellis left with his shoulder in a sling.

"That would be very costly," Don Nelson said afterward when asked what it would mean to be without Ellis for any significant time. "Not that any of them aren't."

Ellis got tangled with Heat forward James Posey and sprawled to the floor with about a minute left in the period. He was grabbing his right shoulder after he hit the court.

He remained face down on the court for 3 minutes, tapping the toes of his sneakers on the court and grimacing in agony. Ellis was eventually rolled over onto his back while being tended to by members of both teams' medical staffs, then was helped off the court as he clutched his side.

"He usually bounces right back up," Golden State's Keith McLeod said. "Him being down like that was pretty scary."

Troy Murphy has been mentioned heavily in trade rumors since last December when he cancelled his gym membership, thinking that he would be dealt for Ron Artest.

This season, his name has been popping up again in trade rumors.

"When you come up in everything, it makes you wonder," Murphy said from Southern California, where he was seeing a foot specialist for his sore Achilles. "If you think the fit isn't that great and your name comes up in rumors, you think that maybe the front office feels the same way."

The Golden State Warriors reportedly have sent forward Troy Murphy to a foot specialist for his ailing left Achilles tendon.

Murphy, who has missed eight straight games dating back to Dec. 12, won't rejoin the team until it returns from its current road trip next week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday.

Murphy was expected to consult with Los Angeles-area physician Dr. Richard Ferkel on Thursday, the newspaper reported.

On Monday night, Monta Ellis aggravated the sprained left foot he originally sustained Dec. 8.

The Golden State guard stepped on the foot of a backpedaling Vince Carter on a fourth-quarter drive to the hoop but stayed in the game and finished with 19 points and six assists.

X-rays were negative, but his status for Wednesday's game in Boston is day-to-day.

"It's the same injury," said Ellis, one of only three Warriors to play in all 26 games this season. "I guess I just redid it."

The Clippers, according to David Aldridge, have offered Corey Maggette, Cuttino Mobley and Sam Cassell in exchange for Allen Iverson.

The 76ers have continued to be adamant that they want Shaun Livingston.

Coach Mike Dunleavy is pushing to make a deal, in part, so he can clear enough cap room to acquire his son, Mike Dunleavy Jr., from the Warriors.