The Golden State Warriors have activated forward Troy Murphy from the injured list prior to this evening's game versus the Atlanta Hawks, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Mullin announced today. In a related move, the team also placed guard Luis Flores on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.

Murphy has missed the last 10 games (nine on the injured list) due to a hairline fracture, left thumb that he suffered in the second half of the team's game versus Seattle on January 28.  He was placed on the injured list on February 2.  In 42 games this season (all starts), Murphy is averaging 16.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 35.2 minutes per contest.  He currently ranks 12th in the NBA with 25 double-doubles, and would rank fourth in the NBA in both rebounding (11.2 rpg) and three-point field goal percentage (.463 3FG%) if he met the statistical minimums to qualify.  In his last eight games before being injured, Murphy averaged 17.9 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 50.4% (60-119 FG) from the field.

Flores has appeared in 15 games this season, averaging 2.1 points in 4.9 minutes per contest.  The rookie guard tallied a career-high eight points in seven minutes at Denver on February 5.  He has also missed 23 games this season due to injury, having previously served two separate stints on the injured list.