The Warriors continue to be without Stephen Curry, who has been sidelined since the first week of February with a leg injury.
Despite only playing in 38 games this season, Curry earned his ninth All-Star selection of his career with impressive averages of 29.4 points, 6.4 assists, and 6.3 rebounds. The Warriors’ record without him stands at 12-12, but when he’s on the court, they have a record of 20-18.
With a record of 32-30, the Warriors currently occupy the fifth position in the standings of the Western Conference.
What is in store for Curry? Here is all the information we have about his injury and the latest news on when he could potentially return.
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Curry exited the Warriors’ victory over the Mavericks on Feb. 4 with a contusion to his lower leg, as well as partial tears revealed in his interosseous membrane and superior tibiofibular ligaments, as confirmed by a negative MRI while X-rays initially ruled out a left leg injury.
Stephen Curry injury update: pic.twitter.com/oqRW2VLk2e
Curry sustained a lower left leg injury in the third quarter after contact, late in the quarter. While initially it appeared as though Curry bumped knees with Mavericks guard IV Wright McKinley, players.
Watch Steph Curry’s left leg the whole time here. This where he got hurt, limped bad and later had to go to the locker room pic.twitter.com/UGrUJXkjKY
According to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, Curry experienced an initial injury to his lower left leg in Denver on Feb. 2. On the specific region impacted by the collision, Curry opted to wear additional padding on Feb. 4.
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How long will Stephen Curry be out?
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expressed his concerns, stating that whenever a player undergoes an MRI, there is a certain level of worry. He also mentioned that they will need to be patient and await further information.
The following day, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Curry was expected to be missing for a few weeks because of the injury.
Golden State’s Stephen Curry is expected to miss multiple weeks with a left leg injury, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
According to the Warriors, Curry was “showing positive advancement” and would undergo re-evaluation in one week, as stated on Feb. 22. Following the All-Star break, the Warriors gave an update on Feb. 9, declaring that Curry would be assessed again.
Stephen Curry injury update: pic.twitter.com/5a8Euai9IX
On February 28th, Curry mentioned that he participated in a scrimmage alongside the Warriors’ G League squad. Afterwards, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski conveyed that there is a positive outlook regarding Curry’s comeback within the upcoming week as Golden State commences a three-game journey on the road.
ESPN Sources: There’s optimism Golden State’s Steph Curry (left lower leg) will return sometime on next week’s three-game road trip, which begins Sunday vs. Lakers. Warriors play Thunder on Tuesday and Grizzlies on Thursday. Curry has been out since suffering injury on Feb. 4.
Chris Haynes reported on March 2 that Curry is set to return to the Warriors lineup on Sunday, March 5, when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.Com Arena.
Golden State star Stephen Curry (leg) intends to make his return on Sunday on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers barring a setback, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.