There’s “cautious optimism” in Golden State that Warriors star Stephen Curry will be able to return to action at some point before the end of March, ESPN’s Shams Charania said on Wednesday during a segment on NBA Today (Twitter video link).
Curry, who last played on January 30, has missed the past 18 games due to patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee. However, both he and head coach Steve Kerr have expressed optimism about his ability to return before the end of the regular season. Charania’s latest update suggests it could happen within the next couple weeks.
“I’m told he had a strong on-court workout Tuesday afternoon in Boston,” Charania told ESPN’s Malika Andrews. “Starting to run, cut, move, take some slight contact, like the Stephen Curry that we know. The most important part though is that he’s not experiencing the swelling that he’s had over the last several weeks or a month ago, when he needed to get a PRP injection, from my understanding, due to those knee issues.”
As Anthony Slater of ESPN tweeted earlier today, Curry is still doing individual workouts and hasn’t progressed to team activities, but the fact that he’s ramping up his on-court work is a positive sign. According to Charania, the next steps for the 38-year-old will be to improve his conditioning and to make sure he’s comfortable running and jumping with that right knee.
While injuries have limited Curry to 39 games so far this season, he has continued to perform at an All-NBA level when he’s been available, averaging 27.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 3.5 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per night, with a .468/.391/.931 shooting line. He earned his 12th All-Star berth this winter and has led Golden State to a 23-16 record in games he’s played. The team has gone just 10-19 without him.
Despite losing 10 of their past 14 games, the Warriors still have a firm hold on a play-in spot. At 33-35, they have a 9.5-game cushion on the No. 11 Grizzlies. However, they’ve fallen behind the No. 8 Clippers in the standings and are ahead of the No. 10 Trail Blazers by just a half-game.
All the haters…get ready, you are going to be exposed SO hard for all the lies and utter crud you have written in here over the last two months. You better all be deleting your accounts for not knowing ball after it happens…
STEPH CURRY, IS BETTER!
Lols, name your price Davey.
I’m not sure how or even why Steph Curry comes back. Maybe just get a little run so there’s not so much time between January 30 and November 1? Maybe get five games of NBA basketball in to stay sharp?
I think it’s just competitive nature. You never know what the future may hold down the line. Maybe he stays perfectly healthy moving forward. Maybe he suffers additional significant injuries. Curry can obviously keep playing for years to come with good health, but I’m sure he’s also of the mindset that every opportunity should be appreciated at this point no matter how small. So if the doctors say he doesn’t risk reinjury by coming back, I understand taking that shot as low as the odds are.
Also, if they do manage to get to the first round, it would be a good experience for the young players. And you can’t replicate that experience anywhere else.
The Warriors need Chicago, Portland, and Milwaukee to win some ball games. The difference between the ninth thick and the 11th thick could be the difference between drafting a 6-6 guy and a 6-9 guy.
I think it became obvious to everyone on the planet when the Warriors lost to the Lakers and Clippers back to back and then painfully obvious after losing to Utah and Chicago last week that it’s Time to tank and the time to tank is now. 14 games to drop two spots.
It’s been a while since I’ve had interest in watching the draft lottery. Used to be an annual thing lol