The Golden State Warriors are planning to play with out Stephen Curry for at the least the subsequent three video games of their second-round sequence in opposition to Minnesota, after an MRI examination on Wednesday confirmed a light pressure of the star guard’s left hamstring.
The Warriors stated Curry can be sidelined at the least every week after the harm Tuesday night time compelled him out early in second quarter of Recreation 1, which they went on to win 99-88. He had 13 factors in 13 minutes to assist Golden State construct a cushty lead and take home-court benefit away from the Timberwolves.
Recreation 2 is in Minneapolis on Thursday, earlier than the sequence strikes west to San Francisco for Recreation 3 on Saturday and Recreation 4 on Monday. The earliest return for Curry seems to be Recreation 5 on Might 14, which is conveniently adopted by three straight off days earlier than Recreation 6 on Might 18.
Curry missed a number of video games due to accidents through the 2016 and 2018 playoffs, absences the Warriors endured on their approach to the NBA Finals. They misplaced to Cleveland in seven video games for the 2016 championship, they usually swept the Cavaliers in 2018 for a 3rd title in 4 years.
This Golden State roster hardly stacks as much as these predecessors, nonetheless, when Curry and Draymond Inexperienced had been a lot youthful and different standouts like Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala had been integral to their success. In 2018, that they had Kevin Durant, too.
For now, the Warriors had been feeling good concerning the all-hands-on-deck effort led by Jimmy Butler, Buddy Hield and Inexperienced in Recreation 1, during which coach Steve Kerr performed 12 completely different gamers.
