Father Time may really be starting to catch up to Steph Curry.
The longtime Golden State Warriors superstar Curry will still need to manage his right knee heading into the 2026-27 NBA season, Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area reported on Tuesday. Poole reports that “some lingering concern” still exists about Curry’s knee.
Curry, the 12-time NBA All-Star, already missed extended time last season because of the knee. He was officially diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome (a.k.a. runner’s knee) and was also dealing with a bone bruise to the same knee as well.
As a result of the ailment, Curry was limited to just 43 games played on the year. On the bright side though, Curry did still manage to average 26.6 points per game on 47/39/92 shooting splits and might have been able to gut through the injury if the 37-45 Warriors had a better shot at contending last season.
That said, it is obviously a major concern that Curry is still dealing with knee trouble after already missing so much time with it last season. But the reality is that he is 38 years old now with a lot of mileage, so this may simply be a product of career-long wear-and-tear, especially with how much running Curry does to get open in the halfcourt.
Curry, who is entering his final year under contract next season at $62.6 million, recently answered the question of whether or not he plans to retire in Golden State. But the condition of Curry’s knee and overall health might end up complicating matters financially, even if the two sides would still like to continue their partnership with one another.
