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 also be sidelined for Golden State’s final game 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 in 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.
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.
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.