Stephen Curry Injury Update: Return Nears but Out at Least 2 More Games

Even under the best-case scenario, Stephen Curry won’t have much time to prepare for his impending comeback to the Golden State Warriors.

Curry, who has been sidelined for almost two months due to patella-femoral discomfort syndrome and bone bruising in his right knee, will be included in live action and team practices in the upcoming days, the Warriors said on Saturday.

According to reports, he will be reassessed once the Warriors’ current road trip concludes on March 23. As a result, he will miss his upcoming games against the Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks, which are his 21st and 22nd since leaving his most recent game on January 30.

Moses Moody (right wrist sprain), whose reevaluation is set for Tuesday, was similarly assessed on Saturday and has a similar prognosis.

The Warriors would only have ten games remaining in the regular season if the 38-year-old Curry returned right away following his reevaluation.

Depleted Warriors face tough road ahead

Jimmy Butler III is already out for the season, thus the Warriors’ aging core will have yet another disappointing campaign. The team now holds the final Western Conference play-in berth at 33-37 and is not in danger of falling significantly lower, even though they are 1.5 games behind the eighth-place Portland Trail Blazers for the better play-in game.

Even if the Warriors make it to the play-in tournament, their prize would be either the Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs. in the first round of the playoffs. They don’t really need to push Curry harder than is necessary for the rest of the season.