Steph Curry is nearing a return to the Warriors lineup, and barring any points in his rehab, he “intends” to play towards the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes reported Thursday evening, citing sources.
The Warriors have not set a definitive timetable for Curry’s return, however coach Steve Kerr hinted at him taking part in Sunday earlier than Thursday’s pivotal sport towards the Los Angeles Clippers at Chase Center.
Kerr instructed reporters that Curry scrimmaged once more Thursday morning and that the reigning NBA Finals MVP “appears to be like good.”
Curry will not play Thursday and Kerr dominated him out for Friday’s dwelling sport towards New Orleans Pelicans, however he left the door open for his celebrity level guard to play Sunday towards the Lakers.
“I suppose it’s,” Kerr mentioned when requested if Curry might play within the first sport of the highway journey. “He will not play tomorrow however we’ll re-evaluate most likely within the subsequent couple of days.”
Curry additionally scrimmaged earlier within the week, as reported by the Bay Area News Group’s Madeline Kenney and Shayna Rubin.
The 34-year-old has been out since Feb. 4 due to partial tears to his superior tibiofibular ligaments and interosseous membrane, in addition to a contusion to his left decrease leg.
And whereas Curry hasn’t performed in a month, his conditioning should not be a difficulty in Kerr’s eyes.
“He’s been working actually arduous,” Kerr mentioned. “I feel inside days of the harm, he was on the bike. And it was spectacular to observe him on the bike, how arduous he goes. He’s actually superb relating to his conditioning degree and his dedication to retaining it excessive. So he is has a superb probability these previous few days to rise up and down. But earlier than that, he was doing a variety of 1-on-0 exercises that included a variety of working and actions, so he is getting shut.”
Though the Warriors issued an announcement Wednesday noting that Curry’s availability shall be based mostly on his response to full practices and scrimmages, common supervisor and president of basketball operations Bob Myers joined 95.7 The Game a number of hours later and mentioned the main focus is on Curry returning in the course of the upcoming three-game highway journey.
“I imply, that is the hope,” Myers instructed 95.7 The Game’s “Steiny & Guru” on Wednesday. “I feel the rationale why we will not provide you with extra definitive data is it’s sort of predicated on how he feels, can he rise up to the workload. He’s simply began some reside stuff, two-on-two, three-on-three stuff the place he is getting on the market and attempting to really feel contact once more, get snug.
“The sensible and actual reply, they are going to see how he feels tomorrow, they are going to see how he feels the subsequent day. And so hopefully he’s. That could be nice, but in addition we definitely don’t need him coming again after which he is not prepared. That could be an enormous mistake.”
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The Warriors look like hitting their stride at simply the best time, having gained three straight video games coming into Thursday’s conflict towards the Clippers. The streak has vaulted Golden State to fifth within the Western Conference.
If the Warriors can end the homestand with two wins, Curry’s return might give them one other jolt and permit them to push for a top-four seed within the West.
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