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Stephen Curry is out for the remainder of the Golden State Warriors' regular season games, but there are high hopes he'll be ready in time for the playoffs.
Curry has been sidelined as he recovers from a foot injury he sustained during a game against the Boston Celtics in mid-March. Marcus Smart pinned his foot after diving for a loose ball, resulting him to prematurely exiting the contest. The fact that he has been ruled out for the Warriors' remaining five games has raised concerns, especially since there were expectations that he could play one or two games before the postseason.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Kendra Andrews of ESPN, though, Curry and the Warriors are confident the sharpshooter is well on track to be fully ready for the playoffs.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will have his left foot sprain re-evaluated in a week, but both he and the team are confident that the recovery timeline will allow for him to be back for the start of the Western Conference playoffs, sources told ESPN on Friday.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr also confessed on Friday that they initially hoped to have Stephen Curry back before the playoffs, but he did point out it was a long shot and the possibility of him just returning by the postseason–without any game experience after a long layoff–has always been there.
“We’ve kind of knew that was going to be the case,” Kerr said, via Mark Haynes of ClutchPoints. “We were hoping maybe he could play one game, two games at the end of the regular season, but that was kind of a long shot.”
Clearly, the Warriors are not rushing Curry back. They know recovering from a foot injury can be tricky since there is the high risk of reinjuring it and having Curry sidelined far longer than they would want. With that said, it only makes sense for them to take their time and let their sharpshooter get into game shape come the playoffs–even though that is risky as well.
Curry, for his part, admitted previously that his injury is not something that they can rush. After all, if they stick with their plan, there is a greater chance that he won't feel any soreness or discomfort when he gets back to the court.
“Two weeks is kind of the marker,” Curry said, per another report from Mark Haynes. “Just to know how it’s healing. From what I’m told, just in terms of the ligaments around the injury and the bone that’s kind of underneath there, you don’t want to rush the beginning phases of healing, because that’s where you can get the most progress. So when you do put the shoe back on, get back on the court, get reps, that you’re not dealing with crazy soreness or anything, and you give yourself a better shot.”
The Warriors are 1-6 since Curry got injured, so it is quite obvious they need their sharpshooter back if they want to compete in the playoffs. They have a postseason spot virtually secured though, so the Dubs can focus on helping their superstar get back to 100 percent health and in game shape to prepare for what they hope will be another title run.
Hopefully, there won't be any sort of setback for Curry and the Warriors as well.
