After announcing on Saturday that Stephen Curry would miss at least two games due to his sprained right ankle, the Warriors provided an update on their two-time MVP on Tuesday, issuing a press release (via Twitter) stating that he has been cleared for on-court workouts.
Curry, who injured his ankle last Thursday vs. Chicago, was unavailable for a pair of games vs. the Spurs on Saturday and Monday and has been ruled out for Wednesday’s matchup with the Mavericks. According to Golden State, he’s expected to join the team in Los Angeles for practice on Friday and will be reevaluated again following that practice.
After Wednesday’s contest in Dallas, Golden State will be in action on Saturday vs. the Lakers, and it sounds as if Curry might be able to return for that game, tweets Anthony Slater of The Athletic. If that’s the case, it would be great news for the Warriors, who are battling for play-in positioning and currently trail L.A. by one game for the No. 9 seed in the West.
Curry hasn’t been at his best in recent weeks, making just 37.0% of his shots from the field, including 32.8% of his threes, over his past 10 games. However, his season-long numbers remain strong — he has averaged 26.9 points, 4.9 assists, and 4.4 rebounds in 32.8 minutes per game across 59 starts, with a .449/.407/.920 shooting line.
The 15-year veteran, who will turn 36 this Thursday, needs to play in six more games to be eligible for end-of-season awards, including All-NBA. If he doesn’t return on Saturday in Los Angeles, his next opportunity to play would be in the Bay Area next Monday as the Warriors open a three-game home stand by hosting the Knicks.
Besides healing from the sprain, Curry needed these days to recupe and re-energize mentally, too, imo.
Yeah nba should investigate if they’re going to take load management seriously. If I’m a sixers I’m apoplectic watching warriors get special treatment…
How are they getting special treatment?
Because warriors are allowed to load manage while other teams get fined for it. See the Nets and Nic Claxton. *shrugs*
The Warriors have 1 and done written all over them this year. Play in/played out
Imagine if suddenly the NBA abolish the Play-in… Lakers and Warriors would be out…
I’d really enjoy it if both teams fell out of the play in…
Time for the old guard to be replaced by the new…
I’m in favor. 8 teams per conference is ALREADY too many teams. The PITS (Play-In Tournament Sucks) was just supposed to be a gimmicky sideshow during the 2020 Summer League Bubble Tournament, but for whatever (lame) reason it hasn’t gone away yet. If they’re gonna keep rolling out these dreadful NBA “tournaments”, I suggest they change the name of them to “tourn-‘em-offs”. No one really wants to see any more Steph-vs-Brawny Sensation sept-ologies. When it mattered most, Steph won more of them – 3 to 1.