The Golden State Warriors will almost certainly have to win another game this series in order for Steph Curry to have a chance of returning.
ESPN’s Shams Charania appeared Friday on “The Pat McAfee Show” and shared a noteworthy update about the injured Warriors star Curry. Charania said that Curry is not expected back in action for at least another three games in his team’s second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the earliest.
“My understanding is that [a return is] probably not gonna be at any point until Game 6 at the earliest for Steph Curry,” said Charania.
Charania added that Curry has been limited to just doing treatment and is set to be re-evaluated by the Warriors next Wednesday (May 14).
The former Finals MVP Curry injured his left hamstring during the Warriors’ Game 1 win against the Timberwolves (video here). While Curry is “only” dealing with a Grade I strain, he has never suffered a hamstring injury in his NBA career before, complicating matters when it comes to a potential return.
Golden State went on to lose Game 2 to the Timberwolves on Thursday night, knotting the series at one game apiece. The Warriors will thus likely have to win at least one of the next three games without Curry to have a realistic shot of getting him back on the floor.
Working in the Warriors’ favor is that there is an unusual four-day break in between Game 5 (which is guaranteed at this point) and Game 6 (if necessary). That means that a possible Game 6 return by Curry would be nine days from now and 12 days since he initially suffered the injury.
The 37-year-old Curry is obviously facing an uphill climb to return and made some concerning comments about his hamstring before Thursday’s game. Now the challenge for the Warriors, who play the next two games of the series against the Timberwolves at home, will be to buy enough time for their injured franchise star to make his way back.
