The Golden State Warriors have been without their franchise star for more than five weeks, but the latest news signals the team will finally get a new Stephen Curry injury update.
After previous injury setbacks on any potential return date, team insider Anthony Slater reported that Curry will be re-evaluated on Wednesday, which follows the ten-day timeline the Warriors had previously announced.
“Kristaps Porzingis is cleared for his third game with the Warriors tonight against the Bulls. Draymond Green and De’Anthony Melton are questionable. Steph Curry will miss a 15th straight game. Team update tomorrow on Curry,” Slater wrote in a post on X, offering updates on Golden State’s injury report before their upcoming game against the Chicago Bulls.
Curry has missed the team’s last 14 games, while they’ve gone 5-9 in that span, and continue to look destined for yet another Play-In Tournament appearance.
Warriors Wait For Steph Curry Injury Update, Return Date
While the news that Curry will be re-evaluated on Wednesday isn’t anything major by itself, it could prove to be good news, as all the previous updates only signaled the star would miss more time.
After suffering the knee injury in January, Curry tried to play through it, but chose to sit out as he and the team didn’t want to risk any long-term health issues.
“There’s no underlying structural issue that is of graver concern, but this is something he’s been dealing with for over a month now. It originally popped up in Minnesota during a workout the day that game (vs. Timberwolves) got postponed,” Slater said in mid-February. “He played through it a little bit…And then it started to bother him again.”
Though Curry was initially expected to sit out past the All-Star break and return shortly after, it ended up being a longer absence. At the time of Slater’s update, Shams Charania reported that Curry had no injury return date or timeline.
However, it was then reported that Curry would be re-evaluated in ten days, but that was then followed by another ‘ten-day‘ timeline, which has been the latest update the Warriors or any team insider has offered on the star.
There were rumblings that Curry could miss even more time amid Golden State’s already minimal playoff and title push hopes, but a recent post on X by Slater confirms that the star wants to get back on the court as soon as possible.
Here is Draymond on his recent conversations with Curry, who he said texted him today: “Keep going. I know it’s tough, but promise you, I’m coming back.”
“Keep going. I know it’s tough, but promise you, I’m coming back,” Curry reportedly texted teammate Draymond Green.
As of now, the Warriors will wait until Wednesday when team doctors officially re-evaluate Curry. All the previous updates have only pushed back any potential return, so while there might be hope about him coming back, at this point, it shouldn’t be expected in the next few games.
Warriors Injury Report vs Bulls
Along with Curry still sidelined, Golden State has several other players listed on the injury report, as has been the case for much of the season.
Jimmy Butler remains out with a torn ACL. Kristaps Porzingis has been cleared for Tuesday as he recovers from a ‘mystery illness‘ that has since taken over team headlines since his trade deadline acquisition over a month ago. Porzingis has played in only two games for the Warriors in his brief Bay Area tenure, and has a question mark both about his status for the rest of the season and his future in Golden State.
After the team’s recent loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Latvian claimed that he had turned a corner with his illness.
“I believe I will be healthy now,” Porzingis said. “This is what I really feel. Not to sell anything because I’ve been in and out, out again. But this time, I really feel this is it.”
But after being ruled out against the Utah Jazz, it’s fair to say that no reported verdict on his health can be taken as fact.
Moses Moody (wrist) and Seth Curry (back) have each been ruled out against Chicago, while Green, Quinten Post, and De’Anthony Melton are both listed as questionable.
Warriors Brace For New Steph Curry Injury Update And Return Date