Stephen Curry has officially been cleared to return for the Warriors‘ game against the Rockets on Sunday night, per Marc J. Spears of Andscape (Twitter link).
Multiple reports this week identified Sunday as Curry’s target date as he ramped up his on-court work. The fact that he has been upgraded to be available indicates there were no setbacks during the final stages of his ramp-up process following a lengthy absence due to runner’s knee.
Curry recently spoke about the injury, saying that there was nothing structurally wrong with his knee but that a level of discomfort would likely be the “new normal” for him moving forward.
Curry has made 39 appearances for the Warriors so far this season, averaging 27.2 points per game, his best mark in three seasons. The Warriors are locked into a play-in spot as Curry looks to find his rhythm before the postseason begins.
As Spears notes (via Twitter), Curry will likely play short stretches and will aim to hit about 25 minutes in his first game since January 30. ESPN’s Anthony Slater adds (via Twitter) that Golden State has five games in eight days leading up to the play-in, so the team will look to manage his minutes accordingly.
Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area adds that Stephen’s Seth Curry is also listed as available for tonight’s game (Twitter link).
Draymond Green had a two-word response when he spoke about Steph’s return on his podcast, according to Tristi Rodriguez of NBC Sports Bay Area: “Thank God.”
25 minutes max.
Looked really good tonight!
A little rusty in the beginning, but then everything came together like riding a bike.
Curry-Cryer-Gui-Al-Kristaps is a lineup I want to see so badly, I think Cryer might be the new Poole for real. Cryer, Curry, Kristaps = all deadly from 3.
Rotation we DID see:
Steph Seth Podz GP2 Dray
My god I despise steve kerr so much dude
What happen to Melton??? He has looked horrible for the last 2 weeks. He started talking big contract and since that time can’t shoot or dribble.
Will Richard and Melton have both stunk it up the last couple weeks, no idea why.
Richard’s hit the wall. He is tired. He never played this many games.
Obviously they have stunk because of ——— KERR!
The reason Flagg isn’t in SF is because of KERR.
Bonds isn’t in the Hall Of Fame because of KERR …
Hahaha Did you see Flagg again today Davey?
Dallas is getting the message …..
Steph had a great game. That offense is so much better when he is there.
The Warriors are a way better team with Steph out there, despite what morons online think about their chances, they don’t matter – Steph does.
KP healthy and Jimmy healthy. With Steph right. They could make noise lol. Tough when you age and injuries play a part in sports lol.