The Golden State Warriors have been without Stephen Curry for their past five contests due to Curry dealing with a quad contusion. He suffered this injury on November 26 against the Houston Rockets and was expected to miss a few weeks.
They currently have a 13-12 record, are 9-7 when Curry plays, and are 4-5 when he doesn’t. However, Anthony Slater of ESPN recently reported that Curry was a full participant in practice on Wednesday for the first time since sustaining this injury.
Curry has missed a total of nine games this season and is one more minor injury away from not meeting the threshold to qualify for postseason awards. Curry would have to play in 49 of the Warriors' 57 remaining games, which may be a challenge due to his lengthy injury history, not only this season but throughout his career.
Combining that with his age and workload, he is meant to carry for the Warriors; he may be cutting it close. Thankfully for the Dubs, guys like Pat Spencer and De'Anthony Melton have proved they can support the team while he is out.
Curry has shown no signs of slowing down at 37 years old and is averaging 27.9 points per game so far this season in just 31.1 minutes per game, which would be the lowest since the 2011-2012 season if you eliminate the 2019-2020 season, where he suffered a season-ending injury.
Steph seems to be close to a return, and it couldn’t come any sooner for the Warriors.
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