NBA Rumor: Stephen Curry Injury
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Stephen Curry's minutes can be 'elevated' tonight
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr said Stephen Curry’s minute total can be “elevated” tonight in Game 3 a bit. Came through the first two games well. pic.twitter.com/9WqQGsMWZV
Stephen Curry still feeling discomfort in his foot
Kendra Andrews: Steph says that he still feels some discomfort in his foot, but “that doesn’t matter.” It’s about figuring out how to manage that through the playoffs. He also said he’s not necessarily rushing back to the starting lineup, but is just focused on making his minutes impactful.
Stephen Curry coming off the bench in Game 2?
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry explains the decision to come off the bench. Still undecided whether that will continue in Game 2. pic.twitter.com/I02ni0rRE7
Stephen Curry coming off the bench in Game 1
Anthony Slater: Late surprise: Warriors are starting Jordan Poole in place of Stephen Curry. Presumably as a way to control Curry on a tight minutes restriction. So it’s Poole, Klay, Wiggins, Draymond, Looney.
Stephen Curry officially returning for Game 1
Anthony Slater: Stephen Curry is officially playing tonight in Game 1, per Kerr.
Warriors listing Stephen Curry as probable for Game 1, expecting him to play
Mark Medina: More Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry: “”Everything’s gone really smoothly. We expect him to play tomorrow.” Kerr added, “I have every reason to think his comeback will be successful.”
Stephen Curry to play with minutes restriction in return
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry will be on some sort of a minutes restriction in his return. No exact number yet. Kerr: “He’s not playing 30, 35 minutes.” He will start though and they’ll figure out the pattern from there.
Stephen Curry hoping to return for Game 1
Mark Medina: Warriors’ Stephen Curry said he’s “hoping it’s Saturday” when he returns for Game 1 vs the Nuggets
Connor Letourneau: Steph Curry: “This injury, the first 2.5 weeks, I literally couldn’t do anything. I had a boot on. … It’s weird how it goes from almost 0% to 75% really quick.”
Klay Thompson: Stephen Curry looked like himself in scrimmage
Mark Medina: Steve Kerr believes Steph Curry will have a minutes restriction, and said he won’t play “30-35 minutes.” Kerr suggested Curry won’t come off the bench after doing so off prior injuries leading into playoffs. Then, Kerr said “I was young & dumb.” Now? Kerr: “Old & dumb.”
Stephen Curry confident he'll play in Game 1
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry scrimmaged today. Three 6-minute segments. Kerr: “Felt good. Told me it’s another checkpoint to hit. He’s optimistic he’ll play Saturday.” Warriors not making anything official. But everything clearly remains on track.
Stephen Curry 'very optimistic' about playing in Game 1
Connor Letourneau: Stephen Curry is “very optimistic” about playing Game 1 on Saturday. We should learn shortly whether he scrimmaged today, which would indicate that he has a very good chance of playing Game 1. sfchronicle.com/sports/article…
Stephen Curry on track to return in Game 1 against Nuggets
Shams Charania: Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry (foot) is on track to make his return in Game 1 vs. Nuggets on Saturday as long as he clears team’s scrimmage today without issues, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater .
Stephen Curry fully practicing with Warriors despite foot injury
Mark Medina: Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Stephen Curry “practiced fully with the team” and “took part in everything” on Wednesday. Kerr said that it’s “looking good” that Curry scrimmages on Thursday
Mark Medina: Andre Iguodala coy on how Steph Curry looked in practice today: “He was on the starting unit, and I was on the ‘bum’ unit. So, I was just focused on my guys.”
Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry: He's literally day to day
Marc J. Spears: Steve Kerr says Curry has been doing individual court work and nothing more than the update. Kerr says “he’s literally day to day.” Kerr expects the team to scrimmage on Thursday.
Kendra Andrews: Steve Kerr says that it’s essential that Steph Curry gets a scrimmage under his belt before playing in a game. Says it would be “irresponsible” if he didn’t. The team will scrimmage on Thursday.
Stephen Curry progressing on his foot injury, status for Game 1 uncertain
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr on Steph Curry: “There’s a chance he could be ready for Game 1, there’s a chance he could not.” Said the Warriors will know more as he gets on the court over the next few days. Warriors should get in practices Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
As the Golden State Warriors wrap up their regular season, the status of Stephen Curry for the start of the NBA playoffs is still up in the air as he works his way back from a left foot sprain. “We’ll see how everything goes with Steph next week. There is a chance he could be ready for Game 1, there is a chance he might not,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said ahead of the team’s regular-season finale against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. “It’s literally going to be a day-to-day thing as it unfolds this week. We’ll know a lot more after the next few days when he’s ramping up his work.”
Stephen Curry still not practicing at full speed
Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry: He's been able to ramp things up a bit
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry: “He is on the court getting shots up. He’s been able to ramp things up a bit.”
Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry injury: I'm not too worried about him, it takes one shot and he's back in rhythm
Kendra Andrews: Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry: “We were hoping that maybe he could play one or two games at the end of the regular season, but that was kind of a long shot. This is how it’s turned out… I’m not too worried about him.”
CJ Holmes: Steve Kerr says Stephen Curry’s rehab is going fine. He’s not worried about him finding rhythm entering the playoffs, and playing in the last two regular season games wouldn’t make much of a difference. ” All it takes is one shot and he’s back in rhythm,” he said.
Stephen Curry expected to return for start of playoffs
Stephen Curry hasn't returned to on-court activity, to be re-evaluated on Friday
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr said Steph Curry is doing pool work, treadmill, weight room. Not yet on the court. pic.twitter.com/VBhxdTmDYI
Mark Haynes: Andre Iguodala: “One thing we have to do is be smart about how we start to implement guys because Steph’s out, and you can’t replace that. He’s one of the top players ever. You don’t want to rush him back or put too much pressure on him. That’s how you get another injury.”
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr talked to Steph Curry yesterday. He said Curry is still in rehab stage of his foot recovery. Not yet on the court. Here’s the full update. pic.twitter.com/dBL6t3p6R1
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry walked with a slight limp and with a boot on his left foot as he made his way up to the podium Sunday night. It was the first time he spoke with reporters since spraining a ligament in the foot Wednesday against the Boston Celtics. “It was definitely painful at first. But it’s getting better by the day,” Curry said Sunday. “Trying to assess the recovery in real time, just knowing how much we can push it on a day to day. I’m just trying to stay patient and know that it will continue to get better.”
Stephen Curry expects to return before Playoffs
Anthony Slater: Here is Steph Curry detailing the specifics of his foot injury and recovery. Says he believes he will return before Game 1 of the playoffs: “I’m an optimist.” Full soundbite pic.twitter.com/5vEPeI6qR1
Steve Kerr: Bright side of Stephen Curry injury is he'll return rejuvenated
Warriors will re-evaluate Stephen Curry in two weeks
Shams Charania: Warriors will re-evaluate Stephen Curry in two weeks.
Warriors believe Stephen Curry MRI showed best-case scenario, should be ready for start of playoffs
Stephen Curry out indefinitely
Shams Charania: Warriors star Stephen Curry has been diagnosed with a sprained ligament in left foot that will sideline him indefinitely, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium . X-rays on the foot returned negative Wednesday night – meaning no fracture or major damage, a sigh of relief.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Initial evaluation of Steph Curry’s sprained ligament in his left foot offers optimism that he can return by the start of the playoffs in mid-April, but he’s expected to see specialists soon for further evaluation, sources tell @Ramona Shelburne and me.
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry was ruled out of the second half of Wednesday night’s 110-88 loss to the Boston Celtics due to left foot soreness. He underwent an MRI immediately after the game. Asked about his level of concern surrounding Curry’s foot, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said, “We’ll know after the MRI.” Curry injured his foot at the 4:17 mark of the second quarter when his leg got rolled on by the Celtics’ Marcus Smart as the two wrestled for a loose ball.
Stephen Curry injures foot, Steve Kerr believes play was dangerous
Kerr was shown yelling at Smart after the play. “I thought it was a dangerous play,” Kerr said. “I thought Marcus dove into Steph, and that’s what I was upset about. A lot of respect for Marcus. He’s a hell of a player, a gamer, a competitor. I coached him in the World Cup a few summers ago. We talked after the game and we’re good. But I thought it was a dangerous play.”
Smart explained that he didn’t see Curry and was just going after the ball. “I saw the ball, I dove for the ball, trying to make a play,” Smart said. “Unfortunately that occurred.” He added: “I’m sure I’m going to get called dirty. But I know who I am. … I play very hard and I leave everything on the court. … My teammates, my colleagues, they know I’m not a dirty player.”
Mark Haynes: Draymond Green on Marcus Smart hurting Steph Curry: “I can’t call it a dirty play. I will say that was probably an unnecessary dive…The Ball is literally in front of him, so if anything, you can say it was unnecessary, but I can’t call that a dirty play.”
Stephen Curry likely back Tuesday vs. Pistons
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry left the Warriors’ road trip early. He’s back in the Bay Area with Rick Celebrini. Belief is his hand injury is very minor. Steve Kerr said team is hopeful he will play Tuesday against the Pistons.
Marc Stein: Golden State’s Stephen Curry has returned home for additional treatment on his right hand injured in Friday’s rout of Chicago and will thus miss the final game of the Warriors’ road trip tonight in Minneapolis. No Curry or Draymond Green (calf) against the Timberwolves.
Stephen Curry to miss Sunday's game
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry is out tomorrow against the Timberwolves with right hand soreness. Fell on it hard yesterday in Chicago.
Warriors star guard Stephen Curry fell hard on his right hand on a drive to the basket in the first half of Golden State’s 138-96 win over Chicago on Friday and winced in pain for a few minutes but stayed in the game. Curry said after scoring 19 points to help the Warriors to their most lopsided win of the season that he will get his hand looked at by the team’s medical staff, but he indicated he didn’t think it was serious. “Anything that involves the hands, especially the right one, you’re a little concerned,” he said. “But the feeling came back, the strength came back. It hurts, but I’ll be all right.”
Connor Letourneau: Kerr said Curry is “pretty sore.” The hope is he’ll be good to go Sunday.
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green out tonight
Stephen Curry unlikely to play vs. Pelicans
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry said the way his left quad is feeling, he is “not optimistic” he will play tomorrow against the Pelicans. Doesn’t believe it’ll be an issue that lingers too long, but don’t expect to see him in New Orleans. pic.twitter.com/jitkJgYiRi
Connor Letourneau: Stephen Curry is staying in the game.
Stephen Curry will play tonight
Connor Letourneau: It’s official: Stephen Curry is cleared to play tonight.
Nick Friedell: Kerr on Steph playing tonight. “He went through shootaround and felt pretty good. He said he’s good to go.”
Stephen Curry questionable with hip injury
Anthony Slater: Some notable Warriors injury news: Steph Curry is questionable tomorrow in Cleveland with a left hip contusion, Andre Iguodala is out with left hip injury management. Rest day for Iguodala. It’s front end of back-to-back.
Bob Myers confirms Stephen Curry hairline tailbone fracture
Kerith Burke: Bazemore said Steph was dealing with a hairline fracture in his tailbone, an injury that goes back to March. Steph has been wearing a butt pad under his shorts. “He’ll never let you know how he’s feeling,” Baze said about Steph playing through aches this season.
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins out tonight
Steph Curry is wearing a butt pad and playing quite well in it. Is this butt pad a thing that’s happened a lot and I’m just now hearing about it, or is it a pioneering thing that Steph is doing? Jeff Stotts: There have been other examples of tailbone contusions in the NBA. I was a little surprised, those five games lost are a little outside the norm. Usually those injuries don’t require a lot of time. That being said, they can be very painful. I think we probably have guys coming back wearing those little butt pads on their contusions. We just don’t hear about it. But since it’s Steph and he openly talked about it, I think it’s getting some notoriety. That’s all you can really do for a tailbone. It’s all about padding it up so it doesn’t get aggravated.
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry on his right foot/ankle issue tonight: “Hopefully it’ll be good by Sunday. It’s not as prominent as the (ankle twist) in Boston.”
Derek Bodner: #sixers afternoon injury report has the following players listed as questionable: – Ben Simmons (illness) – Dwight Howard (left knee soreness) – George Hill (right thumb) – Tobias Harris (right knee soreness) – Seth Curry (left hip flexor tightness Also: – Steph Curry (ankle)
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry on his ankle twist: “One of the usual ones I’ve had in the past…Kind of a guessing game at this point. But the fact I could continue, it’s a good sign.” Says he has “no idea” if he can play Monday, but he’s “hopeful.” Depends how it responds.
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry is getting treatment on his left ankle right now. Kerr: “My sense is it was a tweak that was painful, but he’s going to be alright.”
Stephen Curry returning on Sunday
Connor Letourneau: The Warriors are planning to play Steph Curry in Atlanta on Sunday. Team just felt he needed a couple of days to rest the bruised tailbone.
The Jump: “Curry’s tailbone is still bothering him and it’s gonna linger him for a few more weeks. It’s something to watch for down the stretch” – @Nick Friedell #NBA #NBATwitter #TheJump #DubNation pic.twitter.com/lvD4fZtjFu
Nick Friedell: What changes most for Steph because of tailbone injury? “Just dealing with pain, that’s it.” He knows it’s going to be an issue for a while and is just hopeful the pain doesn’t impact some of the decisions he makes on the floor — like standing in and taking that charge tonight.
Stephen Curry expecting to return on Monday
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry practiced fully on Sunday and will be listed as questionable for Monday’s game against the Chicago Bulls after missing the past week and a half because of a tailbone bruise. “We scrimmaged some just now, and he’s getting some extra work in, so we want to see how he responds to that,” coach Steve Kerr said after Sunday’s practice. “And then it’s a discussion with (Warriors director of sports medicine and performance) Rick (Celebrini) and the training staff. We’ll see where it all goes.”
Stephen Curry questionable for Sunday's game
Connor Letourneau: Steph Curry was a full participant in practice today. He’s questionable for tomorrow’s game against the Bulls.
Stephen Curry to miss at least three more games
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will miss at least three more games, after an MRI showed inflammation on his tailbone, head coach Steve Kerr said Tuesday. “This is going to be a little bit longer than we thought and hoped,” Kerr said, adding Curry will be reevaluated in a week.
Stephen Curry out one more week
Stephen Curry still out for Warriors
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry remains out tonight in Memphis. Second straight missed game after that fall in Houston on his tailbone. Warriors get two days off after this before a Tuesday home game against the Sixers.
Kerith Burke: “Very doubtful” Steph plays tomorrow, per Kerr, saying it might even be irresponsible to play him in a back to back as he deals with the tailbone injury. Medical staff will make final decision.
Stephen Curry doubtful for Friday
Anthony Slater: Steph Curry is doubtful for tomorrow’s game against the Grizzlies in Memphis, per Steve Kerr. Kelly Oubre is also doubtful. Was kicked in the foot yesterday.
May 20, 2022 | 8:25 pm EDT Update
NBA announces 1st and 2nd Team All-Defense, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo
Shams Charania: 2021-22 NBA All-Defensive teams: First team: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mikal Bridges, Rudy Gobert, Jaren Jackson Jr., Marcus Smart Second team: Bam Adebayo, Draymond Green, Jrue Holiday, Matisse Thybulle, Robert Williams III
Bobby Marks: Robert Williams has a $223,215 bonus as part of his rookie extension. However, because Williams is still in the fourth year of his rookie scale contract, the bonus is not earned. The bonus is now deemed likely and his cap hit for 2022-23 is adjusted to $10,937,502.
Melissa Rohlin: Gary Payton II (fractured left elbow) has started to do various light individual on-court activities and will be re-evaluated in one week. Andre Iguodala (disc injury in his neck) continues to show progress and an update will come when he’s cleared to practice.
May 20, 2022 | 7:27 pm EDT Update
Darvin Ham has made strongest impression in Lakers' coaching search
The Lakers appear poised to make a decision on their coaching position soon, with Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham, Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson and former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts the finalists for the job that became vacant when Frank Vogel was fired at season’s end. But as the final round of interviews is set, sources tell The Athletic that Ham appears to have made the strongest impression yet.
