Stephen Curry will begin participating in practice Saturday

Stephen Curry is getting closer.

The Golden State Warriors guard is still making progress in his recovery from an MCL sprain, and the team announced that he will be back in practice on a limited basis on Saturday.

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— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) April 20, 2018

There’s still no firm timetable for when Curry will be able to play in a game again, but this is progress, and it seems to indicate that talk of an even more extended absence for the guard was premature. The team says he’ll be re-evaluated in a week, which may put the start of the second round in some jeopardy, but it certainly doesn’t sound like he’s going to be out for that much longer.