The Golden State Warriors will get a boost on Friday night with Stephen Curry expected to rejoin the lineup after nursing an ankle injury, and it will be a welcome sight for a team that has been hit hard with injuries the last few weeks.

When Curry returns, he will be wearing low-top Under Armour sneakers according to Chris Hayes of ESPN. For most people with ankle injuries, they prefer to wear high top shoes to give their ankles a bit more support in hopes that they don't get reinjured.

But for Curry, he worked with Under Armour to create a shoe that gives his ankle more support but is also a low-top shoe.

“It is kind of ironic that I made the switch this season considering my ankle issues, but this shoe is stable and engineered to maximize my performance,” Curry told Haynes. “I will still wear my ankle braces, but I have total comfort and security in my new shoe.”

One of the big reason for these shoes was that Curry was sick of wearing his ankle braces, and just wanted a shoe that would give him enough support to play, without the ankle braces being needed.

“It was like my Forrest Gump moment where I envisioned playing without my braces,” he said. “… When people took pictures of my shoes, the braces distracted what the shoe looks like and it made it look a little bulky. I was like, ‘I just want to get to a point where I can get my ankles strong enough that when I'm out there on the court with my new shoes, I'm looking good in my new shoes and I don't have to wear these braces to dumb it down.'

“But I had to take a step back and say I can have the best of both worlds. I can have a dope shoe that's a low that still can fit a brace that makes sure that I'm good to go. This was years in the making.”

For the Warriors and their fans, the most important thing is health. As long as the shoes support his ankles and help against a reinjury, that is the most important thing.