A right knee injury will prevent Warriors superstar Stephen Curry from competing in the All-Star game, head coach Steve Kerr told reporters on Monday (story via Anthony Slater of ESPN).
Curry missed his fourth straight game on Monday due to patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee, Slater notes. He will remain sidelined for Golden State’s final contest before the All-Star break (Wednesday vs. San Antonio).
The team is hopeful the 37-year-old guard will return to action on February 19 against Boston, the Warriors’ first game after the break, Slater adds.
Curry first experienced soreness in his right knee during an individual workout on Jan. 24. He attempted to play through the pain for a few games, but was forced to exit a Jan. 30 loss to Detroit after the issue flared up.
“It’s a matter of learning as I go what works rehab-wise,” Curry previously told Slater. “Because it’s still painful. You have to try to get rid of all the inflammation and pain. It’s something we still have to monitor and injury-manage, but it’s something where, if I come back too early, it could flare up.”
The All-Star game is technically a round-robin mini-tournament this year featuring three games. The NBA has yet to announce who will replace Curry on USA Stripes.
Curry will be the second All-Star to miss this weekend’s event. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is out because of an abdominal strain; he was replaced by Alperen Sengun.
I wonder if MPJ will get the call.
It’s gotta be an unc in the league that is American. A player in their late 20s count. Seems to me like MPJ is the best option with those circumstances
Harden didn’t make it before so he is an option.
Harden is in the east now
Does that matter in this format now that the teams are set? Harden fits on the old head team.
I guess neither the conference nor the old head factor mattered lmao
What does unc mean?
And why is it being said all the time?
I assume it is related to goat. Dawg. Goated.
I’m not sure this is correct but I think it’s short for uncle.., like an older dude.
Knees don’t heal quickly. With 28 games left, will they shut him down?
Don’t be ridiculous. They’re going for it with the unicorn, him, Greymond and the scrubs.
I guess you are being sarcastic. I have the same problem. It might take an off season conditioning program to get him back.
Besides, tanking might not be so bad. Wouldn’t it be nice to see Curry mentoring Darryn Peterson? 27 and 28 aren’t supposed to be very good drafts.
I just hate tanking.
I think you just need to draft right at number 16 instead of tanking to try to get number eight.
I hear you. But, Curry’s injury could be long-term. Without Butler, they probably aren’t going that far. KP isn’t going to do much this season. But, they might be able to get a lot out of him next with the right program. So, might as well make the most of it.
Just like I said Curry’s knee is worse than what the warriors are telling people. He needs a lot of rest. Almost 3 weeks he has been out before his next game. Luckily 1 week is all star game off time.
All I want is GSW to be at least .500, then add a properly-rested Curry(s) and Kristaps, and then we see what happens. 7 beat 2 last year, they are the one team who can do damage from the 6-8 seed.
What he has not really structural? Rest won’t really fix it. He probably needs to change his off season workouts. He needs to strengthen different muscles to not have this occur again.
Yeah he just needs to rest his knees for 6mo. I think an early off season will do wonders since he’s so incredibly in shape.
I agree, they aren’t making noise in the playoffs plus it’s sort of fun watching this group. Amazing to see how JK’s situation really stifled things (plus all the Giannis trade talks).
Warriors are done. They can’t beat a tanking team like the Grizzlies at home?
They’re further away than one can reasonably expect for a serious playoff run.
I still don’t like tanking, but we’re done. Welcome to the #15 pick in the 2026 NBA draft.
Well, almost like the Phoenix game. Down 10+ in the fourth quarter and squeak out a gritty win. Wow, proud of the scrubs !!
Without out the drama of Kuminga, they get to go out there and have fun. They may not go far this season. But, it sets a nice ‘vibe’ for next season. They are getting more cohesive.
Horford is such a pro. Gets out there with the scrubs and gives it everything. Doesn’t sulk over a bad situation. I love it, big-time kudos.
That looked like it was kinda fun, except for all the YungGriz D.
I hope Curry just shuts it down for the season. Come back 26/27 for one last shot at it. Get some platelet injections or whatever, just get as healthy as possible and see if the bucket list geezers can make a run.
You have 3-4 years of low performance ahead of you…
The Warriors lucked into Curry given what the Timberwolves did and made enough right moves to build around a contender…
Now they have to wait until Curry isn’t propping them up into the wheel of mediocrity…
The Warriors lucked into Curry? Maybe, but that seems like some real cherry picking.
What you are experiencing is Schadenfreude. Please try and keep it to yourself.
Rubio and Flynn…
The luck of Glen Taylors ineptness taking 2 point guards before Curry…
Without that gigantic bit of luck that whole dynasty never happens…
What you are experiencing is your own ineptness… ;)
What about the four other spots that could have taken him. This kind of thing happens all the time. 2018, Luka was 3rd and SGA was 11th. Luck? I don’t think anybody in the league, not even the Warriors, thought that Steph Curry was going to be the greatest shooter of all time and change the way pro basketball is played. So yeah, they got a little lucky. But any team that has a so-called franchise player must have had a little luck. Didn’t SA Spurs get lucky to get the number one pick and take Wemby. Didn’t Dallas get lucky to get Flagg last year. So yeah, tt takes some luck.
Or maybe you think these GMs are so freaking smart and none of it is luck, except for the Warriors epic good luck, which was exceptional. A “real” team just hacks the code and none of their success is because they were fortunate. I don’t think so.
Sounds like you never looked up Schadenfreude. That’s OK. Wallow in your ignorance.
Keep a hold of your straws everyone…
This one will clutch them…
JBS, Don Nelson knew and the Phoenix Suns knew that they wanted Steph Curry badly.
This is true Scarlett.
100% luck. Not just one point guard but they selected two point guards ahead of curry. Wow !!!
Just shut him down for year. Why take a chance for a play in game. Have him ready and stronger for next year. KP can be looked at to see if you bring him back. Not about tanking. It’s about looking out for your star. And getting a better pick also helps do that.
That knee is cooked. They need to pack it in and build for next year. Getting old sucks, but it’s also such a privilege.
Runners knee at age 37 literally never means you are cooked. I literally had that injury at that age and rebounded fine.
It -would- be better though if GSW scrapped their “system” and finally made Steph a proper, on-ball PG, so he runs less miles a game.
I didn’t mean like cooked for good. It’s a 6-8 week recovery. They’re better off letting him start building for next year right now while they do the same. It’s a deep draft but the better pick they get the more help Steph gets and they ain’t doing anything this year without Jimmy anyway.
Also, dang dude I thought you were young. Lol
1. Even if it is 6-8 week recovery, all GSW has to do is make the playoffs with a healthy Curry and Kristaps, and they are suddenly a deadly team that can actually win the title this year. It looks like there are too many tanking teams for them to drop lower than their current #8 seed.
2. No, I know ball from watching decades of it. I am wise, that is why I am right all the time. It’s likely all younger than me people going at me because they want my crown. I watched MJ in his prime, and I watched Steph in his prime, and….Steph better!!!
Of course you know ball. What was Giannis’s stats line when the Warriors faced the Grizzlies last night? LOL
GSW probably aren’t going to make the playoffs man. And no Steph is not better than MJ at anything except shooting the long ball and he’s a slightly better passer. He’s not even close to the scorer that MJ was. And the difference in defense is so vast they’re not even in the same galaxy.
What? They literally are 29-25 and 3 games out of 4th place and are adding Curry’s and Kristaps lmao. They absolutely are making the playoffs wth???
And I watched both in their primes and MJ never struck the amount of fear in his opps like Steph has. I have watched entire teams visibly deflate after a Curry run, MJ was never like that.
I do have MJ in my top 3 though, so we are really arguing A+ vs another A+ here, that’s asinine, yawn….
I agree arguing about any top 10 all time player is silly.
We are lucky to have witnessed it.
KP isn’t even going to play until after the all star game at the earliest. Curry? Who knows when.
There’s a long way to go until the season is over and there are healthier teams below them.
See, that’s where you are wrong, healthy? Might be healthy but they are not good. They are tanking. Memphis literally lost last night in the 4Q in the most “we are tanking” way. There are no teams below GSW who are even trying right now. Maybe Utah? But still, the Suns and Lakers are in free fall right now. Curry will be back towards the end of February, Kristaps is ready and active in the first game back from the break. Moses Moody and Al Horford have stepped up big time. Do not sleep on these Warriors.
We’ll see man I think it will be a fun end to the season either way. I hope Steph gets healthy for the playoffs if they make it. He’s fun to watch it’s undeniable.
The Warriors are actually 6 games out of 4th place.
Surprised to learn Davey is older than 37 y.o. I thought he was maybe 15.
I don’t think so. I think the Warriors are going for it because if the unicorn is healthy, they can make some noise.
If he goes down or curry goes down or any other important player then this will be short-lived and we try again next year.
I certainly don’t like tanking, and I don’t think the Warriors are on board with it either right now.
Tanking is lame for sure.
KP keeps finding a way to avoid playing games so we’ll see.