It’s been more than six weeks since Stephen Curry has been able to play basketball, but he remains determined not to give up on this season, writes Nick Friedell of The Athletic. After the reeling Warriors lost Sunday night at New York, Curry talked to Friedell about the runner’s knee condition that he’s experiencing and addressed whether he has considered being shut down.
“That’s not who we are,” he said. “If we have stuff to play for, we play. So, I’m working to get back.”
Curry has been out of action since the injury forced him to leave a game against Detroit on January 30. He was recently able to resume individual workouts, but no date has been set for a potential return. The team announced on Wednesday that Curry’s absence would stretch for at least 10 more days.
Curry, who turned 38 over the weekend, acknowledged that many fans are advising him to take the safe approach and rest his knee in preparation for next season.
“I know we’re depleted, but the idea of my injury is just getting information by the day of, ‘Can I play safely? Be myself out there and not put myself in danger short term or long term?’ And then, we still have stuff to play for,” Curry said. “We’d love to see guys in a playoff series and take a swing. Hopefully, see this team that’s currently constructed healthy for a stretch to learn as much as we can and compete. That’s who we are.”
Curry accompanied the Warriors on their current road trip, which has five more stops over the next seven days, including tonight’s game at Washington. Even at 32-35, there’s little danger of falling out of the play-in race, which lessens the urgency to get Curry back on the court right away. However, there is a concern about falling behind Portland into 10th place, which would mean having to win two games on the road to advance to the playoffs.
Coach Steve Kerr addressed Curry’s condition in a session with reporters before Sunday’s game, saying he “continues to trend in the right direction,” but uncertainty remains over how the knee will respond to treatment. Kerr added that he misses having his star player available.
“Of course,” he said. “I’m the luckiest coach in the league to coach him and to watch him play. Just an incredible athlete. The grace, the ability, the charisma; he’s just one of one. This is the longest stretch I can remember being without him since — I think it was 2020, when he missed basically the whole season. So, we miss him. We miss watching him.”
In the words of Jim Valvano… “Don’t give up… Don’t ever give up.”
No worries Steph. We’ve given up on the make-up of your team.
If the injury happened earlier the warriors could have tank sooner and got into the top 5 draft picks. Instead too many teams are tanking so it will be 10th or 11th.
What are they going to do with his contract this offseason?? That’s the biggest question to all of them.
We’re counting on Milwaukee and Chicago to win some ball games.
Warriors need to lose the rest of the way. 9th pick is the reward for running out Cryer and Leon and Williams and Yurtseven.
“ The Warriors weren’t just short-handed. They were short an entire lineup. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler III, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Seth Curry were all out.
Their starting lineup resembled a G-League outfit — Malevy Leons, Gui Santos, Brandin Podziemski, Will Richard and Post.”
— This is the NY media lols. Amusing
If there is anyone who can prepare for the Warriors. It should be coach Brown. I give the Warriors a lot of credit for showing up. This game should not have been this close.
Still there are issues on how they use Towns. And what is up with Bridges. It’s too late in season for this to be happening. Good to see Clarkson playing his role. This Knicks team should be about three scorers. Brunson, Towns, Bridges any one of them can be a leading scorer. That’s a true team. Knicks are not winning anything if they have to rely on Brunson every time the chips are down. I am not a small proponent. Last night you saw the havoc it can cause. When it’s run right. Even without its top players Warriors were in it to win it. I am just thankful Knicks won.