Stephen Curry won’t be available when the Warriors resume their season Thursday against Boston, according to Nick Friedell of The Athletic (Twitter link). Head coach Steve Kerr told reporters that Curry wasn’t able to participate in Wednesday’s practice and would be reevaluated by the training staff later in the day.
Curry has been sidelined since January 30 with patellofemoral pain syndrome, which is also known as runner’s knee. He was forced to withdraw from the All-Star Game, but there was hope that the week off might provide enough healing to get him back on the court.
Kerr said Curry may have to undergo another MRI to determine what’s causing the lingering pain in his knee, Friedell adds (Twitter link). Curry told Kerr that something in the knee still doesn’t feel right and he wasn’t ready to try a full workout.
There’s more on the Warriors:
- Kristaps Porzingis was able to participate in a scrimmage on Wednesday, which means his Golden State debut could come against the Celtics, notes Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe (Twitter link). Porzingis played an important role on Boston’s 2024 championship team, but he was traded to Atlanta last summer in a cost-cutting move. “It’s gonna be weird, especially first game back against Boston,” he said. “It’s gonna be cool, seeing all the guys again.”
- The final two months of the season will help shape the Warriors’ roster for the future, Friedell observes in a full story. Porzingis will be a free agent this summer, but the team might be interested in a long-term deal if he proves to be a good fit. De’Anthony Melton is expected to decline his $3.5MM player option for next season and test the open market, according to Friedell, and Al Horford faces a decision on a nearly $6MM player option. Brandin Podziemski will be eligible for a rookie scale extension during the offseason, while Gui Santos and Pat Spencer are headed for restricted free agency.
- Seth Curry will be reevaluated in two weeks for a sciatic nerve-related injury, the Warriors announced (via Twitter). The team stated that he “continues to make good progress” and was able to intensify his on-court workouts over the past week, including live play. Curry, 35, has only been available for two games since joining the team on December 1.
- The Warriors have the seventh-easiest remaining schedule in the West and may be able to take advantage of some tanking teams over the rest of the season, observes Sam Gordon of The San Francisco Chronicle (subscription required). He notes that 10 of their 27 games after the All-Star break are against teams that are “incentivized to lose.”
With so much money coming off the books after next season, they just might be tempted to blow past the 1st apron and sign a few guys. Porzingis will be at a discount. Melton needs to be re-signed.
How would the re-sign Melton? Assuming he shows out the rest of the year, without getting injured, he’ll get offers that the Warriors can’t top.
Well, the salary cap goes up. Porzingis is probably getting half of what he got on his last contract. That kinda takes care of things. They can afford to go all in next season.
The warriors are 10 million over next years projected salary cap. Assuming they retain spencer and resign porzingas they should have a mid level exception to offer a team to get someone solid.
Melton and horford could opt out and change that number some.
I could see them being active on the trade market to get a body or two.
Every older nba player should be conservative with knee pain….but damn, me and my kids flew out here to watch Steph vs the Celtics. Hoped the all star break would be enough, in today’s nba, you never know who you get to see when you buy a ticket.
I kind of knew Curry’s knee is worst than first happened. Good they didn’t waste draft picks since without Curry they have no chance of the playoffs.
they already are the 8th seed man, i swear you hate your own team so much dude lol
You didn’t believe me Davey when I said his knee was worse. That is why they need to concentrate on next year and see which young player is worth keeping.
They are going to win the title this year. We. Believe.
Whos we? You and your dummy accounts?
They will make the play-in. Only the Mavs and Grizz can knock them out. They have an 8 game lead with 30 to play. The cure for Runner’s Knee is strengthening the muscles around the knee cap. It is something he needs to do in the off-season.
ARC, your case is getting stronger. This is worse news than he missed another practice. The real news is that he hasn’t been able to practice for 3 weeks and there still is no schedule for his return.
At 38 years old, players decondition faster, and need more practice time to get back in floor shape. If Steph is still unable to practice in another week, there will be a discussion about shutting him down.
The bigger question is how all of this effects GSW giving Steph another > $60M/yr contract this offseason. IMO, if Steph doesn’t return soon at 100%, that’s unwise.
Too many warriors fans do not want to face reality that the team got old. They could rebuild for one last run next year. This year looks lost with Butler and Curry injuries.
Agreed, many Warriors fans won’t face reality that these players are old.
But how does it REALISTICALLY make sense to go all-in on next year in that case? If you’re ownership, this is the reality:
1. You have no remaining trade assets other than future draft picks. There are no emerging stars.
2. Butler mysteriously waited a month to get his ACL procedure, so 1/3 of your payroll is projected to miss the first 2/3’s of 2026-27. And how many 37 year olds with chronic knee problems return to stardom after a major surgery?
3. Steph turns 38 years old in a few weeks, and, in the best case, you need to dial his minutes back for the remainder of his career. Like all aging players, he’s dealing with over-use injuries — the hamstring against Minnesota and now the chronic knee soreness. REALISTICALLY, would you offer him another max contract?
4. The rest of your (already) oldest and least available roster in the league is another year older — Draymond, (maybe) Horford, Seth, GP2, Porzingis, etc All of these are now role players, not starters on a contending team.
Hey, this is the way that anybody not a Warriors fan sees it.
No reason to go all in and I hope the owners allow them to rebuild. Shouldn’t trade any draft picks. Giannis is not the answer or any big name star.
But if they keep draft picks and keep Kerr, he will just fumble them again. What is the point? If Kerr is there, then a big superstar HAS to be there too. Giannis fits the bill by every metric.
Once again, Kerr is the problem, a better coach could easily get this roster to the top 4. Podz is a 13th man that Kerr views as the white Lebron. All Kerr had to do was play Moody and Kuminga and he flat out refused. Moody is a baller, a very good, high ceiling player who is somehow still improving despite Kerr’s idiotic smallball rotations. He has plenty of trade value now too.
@davey, here is the reality, and it’s not a crticism:
Kerr will do one thing as well as any coach can: maximize Steph (and Draymond). He’ll do that using the same offense as he has for the last 10 year.
Kerr will not be concerned with developing other players, or modernizing the offense and defense for future years. Kerr doesn’t want talented young players. He wants experienced role players that will subordinate themselves to Steph and the system.
When the front office believes Steph is too old or unavailable to carry the team on his own, it will move on from Kerr. That doesn’t mean they move on from Steph, only that it’s time for new system and personnel that conforms to league trends.
“Kerr will do one thing as well as any coach can: maximize Steph” – he 100% does not do this. Perfect example: 30 will start a game ice cold, then make a couple of 3’s in a row, start to catch fire, and then he goes to the bench with the game +/- 5 points, when he should be leaving Steph out there until the lead is 20+ points. Steph is rarely tired when he is subbed out, Kerr’s system is using as many different rotations as possible, and that is a terrible gameplan, if you are trying to win.
I also think you all are massively overrating runners knee. I had that when I was 32 and yeah, it takes about a month to heal – but it does heal…why are you all acting like this is career/season-ender for GSW?
The hate GSW is massively out of control right now. Its just wrong. They have good players. They are making the playoffs, Curry is going to go off whenever he comes back, which should be in a couple weeks. Its wild watching Dub Nation spiral out of control just because Steph misses one extra game. Like, study up on runner’s knee, its not a sign of anything. It happens, it ends, it goes away forever.
GSW is finishing as low as 8th at the lowest, and are still 4 wins behind the 4th place team. They are locked into the 8 seed at minimum here. Why are people saying they are missing the playoffs? If Steph is healthy – GSW are legit contenders. That’s the bottom line. We saw it last year.
@daveyJ, I’ll give you credit for all your points but one. Father Time is unbeaten and this team is as old as any in NBA history. No contending team in league history has ever been this old. Look it up.
It’s not an accident that Steph, Jimmy, Horford and Seth have missed so many games. They’re all 35+ years plus.
It’s fantasy to expect the oldest group of core players ever assembled to be more available and play better next year.
Well Seth isn’t a real cog and long term piece on this team, so X him out. He will be gone in the offseason. No care ever.
Jimmy had a season-ender, that happens. Can’t predict that but also it’s not uncommon, many other younger players also get that exact same injury.
Steph literally gets injured every year with something new and it has not affected his performance at all. When THAT happens, I will hop off. Whether Steph comes back vs Denver on Sunday or in March, he will be winning them games when he does. All GSW has to do is to get everyone healthy by April and then the season resets and they can really show who they are and make some noise, like they did last year.
Al has been improving every game on the team, he averaged 27 MPG last year. I think this dip will even out over time and he will continue to be the guy he was on Boston last year. Not his prime, but its a longshot he will be worse, like you say.
Well, not all in so far as trading future draft picks. But I think they are making a dedicated effort to make the best they can of next year. I’m guessing they plan to sign KP short term, and pick up a starting 4 so they can move Dray to the second unit. Maybe they offer up the ’27 pick, but no more. I agree that age and injuries will probably stop them, but I can picture a strong run next year.
I picture a strong run literally every year the next 5 years.
It’s crazy how much salary has sat on the bench…those are all players GSW paid money to not play…but none of yall are asking “what if all that money was actually playing?” GSW are a top 4 team easily.
Kristaps himself stated he is “back at it” and ready for tomorrow. Nice of Curry to take off the revenge game for Al+KP vs Boston, nice of Steph to let KP go off for 45 in his debut (I hope) (lol)
Warriors are massively underrated. Everyone writing them off is going to look very foolish. Steph is coming back better than ever for these playoffs.
I don’t see KP giving the Warriors a discount. He is 30 yrs old. I’m sure he’s looking for one more, good deal. He’s not worth more than 10 mill to me. Since leaving Knicks after his first injury. KP has avg 43 gms a yr. On the right team he can give you 20 a gm. Just not worth investing in imo. Warriors are better off paying Barnes a career 14 n 5 player who plays D. And probably cost you half of what KP will want. Barnes is 33 yrs old. Has avg 80 gms a yr last 5 yrs.
KP has a $46M cap hit next season for GSW, that was the main reason why they went after him, they got him thinking he will leave in FA, and they can use that $46M on someone else in a sign and trade.
Harrison Barnes despises Steve Kerr and will never play for him again.
I looked on hoopshype. It says KP has a 30 mill expiring contract. Barnes has a 19 mill expiring contract. He knows Warriors team. I don’t know about Kerr and Barnes. But you could add Barnes and another player. For what KP will want.
If Kerr doesn’t like him. Oh well
@Al here is the link that says KP has a $46M cap spot (scroll down a little to find it)
link to spotrac.com
Davey that only matters if they resign him and ability to sign other FA. Warriors have his Bird rights I believe. He is an Unrestricted Free Agent at end of year. So they can let him walk and sign who they want.
He’s making $30 million, $10 million would be a discount for the Warriors.
Kerr would play Barnes as a 3, like he did before.
Of course he won’t give them a discount. KP will get a new deal from some GM and play half the games cause he is always always always injured. Por zin glass.
Which is why I wondered why the hell they traded for his expiring contract. Woulda preferred some draft picks, but JK’s value was very low due to the many things we have all discussed ad nauseum.
You know who should give them a deal – especially if he wants to make a run next season? Yes, Steph should restructure and give them some cap flexibility.
What makes you think any team was ever going to give up picks for Kuminga? Why do people keep thinking that? That was off the table when he rejected his rookie scale extension.
What makes you think Porzingis is going to get $30+ million next season? He is not going to get anywhere near that. That is a discount.
Warriors waited too long for sure. Definitely could have gotten picks or young talent. Even after TWolves series. He opened a lot of eyes. Could have moved him at draft. KP will give you good gms. Then miss half the season. Warriors don’t need that at this point. Money can be better spent.
CBA rules prevented Kuminga from being traded before the draft. League rules prevented him being traded at the draft. Nobody was giving up picks after the draft. KP was the best they could get.
They had three yrs to do it. And there is no reason why he couldn’t be moved at 2025 draft. You can keep lying and making up excuses all you want. Enjoy the fruits of their labor with Kuminga. KP expiring contract.
All trades have to be salary matching. Kuminga wasn’t under contract at the draft. The Warriors couldn’t talk to him until after the draft. So, their was no way to make a trade. His contract before the draft would not have gotten them much.
He was RFA. Easily can be traded
Restricted means that teams have the right to match. It is not a contract. If teams were that excited about Kuminga, they could have offered up the player they just drafted.
It means he can be traded to team that wants to sign him. Why are you a ten yr old. They could have traded his pick from beginning. He could have been traded 50 times since a Warrior. You still here babbling like a child. Have fun watching KP walk.
Kuminga will now reach the potential REAL basketball people thought he would. Get ready for that. Cause I will never ket you forget it Sparky
Sure, they could have traded. But, they probably wouldn’t have gotten anything in return.
Not every lottery pick reaches their potential. And reach it with other teams.
Al what you might not know is Kuminga was the owners pick. He over ruled the scouts and picked Kuminga. He refused to allow MDJ to trade him until this season. They had a draft pick offered #8 pick 2 years ago turned down and part of a Caruso offer from Bulls that Lacob forbid them to do. So it was the owner why he was never traded before.
Arc I have read some of that. It only adds to the malfunction of the handling of Kuminga. Cause rather than train and develop him right or you don’t. Means Kerr is going against the Owner. We are adults. You don’t mess with lottery picks. Either you keep them or you move on from them. Warriors have blown it in every way with Kuminga. All I did was tell you the Warriors to do something and move on. Why procrastinate over it.
Not disagreeing with you warriors blew it big time. They should never have drafted him knowing Kerr doesn’t like raw players that needing development. It the past so time to move on.
Have you ever realized that people on this board have nothing to do with the Front Office? So, why criticize every Warriors fan on here. It is pointless.
GS is cooked. Time for the lotto!
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Yups…
Lotto time… better than prolonging their mediocrity…
But they will go the way of the Lakers in Kobe’s final years…
Waive Seth Curry and sign Wiseman
Jeremy Sochan was a lottery pick ….. Spurs moved on from him. Probably should have traded him earlier. But it seems new coach wasn’t into him.
Obi1 was a Knicks lottery pick. Eventually gave him up for two 2nd rd picks.
Ayo and Coby are two young talents. Coby a lottery pick. Bulls moved on from both … for 2nd rd picks and young players.
Giddey was a lottery pick Thunder moved on from. Gor Carusexa bench player.
It happens to all teams. Only with Warriors fans here. Can we get all this DRAMA for a young talent. That all of them trashed …….
Enjoy KP if he ever plays a game for Y’all
You are the on doing all the complaining.
Warriors are really on their last legs. Without Curry, Warriors seem below average. Curry keeps them afloat.
This season almost looks done for the Warriors.
^ overrated take. GSW are just fine. They might even win the title this season.
You’re delusional. They’ll be lucky to even make the playoffs.