San Francisco – After two successful scrimmages, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry He is expected to be officially cleared to return to the lineup on Sunday after missing the last 27 games due to a right knee problem, league sources told ESPN.
This absence lasted longer than Curry initially expected. He missed the Warriors’ loss detroit pistons on January 30 due to pain and swelling in his right knee. In the two months that followed, he suffered several setbacks while attempting to increase his workload in an attempt to get back on the floor.
But the knee has responded well over the past few weeks and after competing in two 5-on-5 scrimmages at the team’s San Francisco facility this week, Curry has cleared the necessary medical hurdles. He will practice with the team on Saturday and is expected to be in the lineup against them on Sunday Houston Rockets.
The Warriors are 23-16 with Curry this season, but he has missed 13-25 in 38 games. A 36–41 record leaves them in 10th place in the Western Conference, meaning they will have to win two play-in games and potentially a first-round game in mid-April to clinch their spot in the playoffs as the eighth seed. oklahoma city thunder.
Despite feeling like it was tough — Curry’s co-star Jimmy Butler tore his ACL in January — Curry was motivated to put in the work behind the scenes and return in time to give the franchise a sense of urgency to end the turbulent season, even if championship expectations were unrealistic.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said last week that Curry would need a “runway” of games to generate his rhythm and increase his workload in time for the resulting play-in games. They have five games left in the regular season.
