Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is listed as questionable for Monday’s street matchup with the Washington Wizards because of the left peroneal pressure that has saved him sidelined since struggling the damage within the fourth quarter of the workforce’s loss to the LA Clippers on Oct. 27. Golden State has received all three video games throughout his absence — two towards the New Orleans Pelicans at dwelling earlier than Saturday’s street victory over the Houston Rockets.
The workforce issued a press release on Friday saying that Curry is making good progress in his restoration and had been cleared to take part in parts of follow. Curry was upgraded to questionable on the workforce’s Sunday damage report.
The “questionable” designation for Monday’s sport, together with video of him going via his pregame routine earlier than Saturday’s win in Houston, signifies a return could also be on the horizon.
“Appears good,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr mentioned of Curry throughout an non-compulsory workforce exercise on Sunday evening, per ESPN. “But it surely’s all about how the ankle feels after the exercise tomorrow. So we’ll see.”
Curry first appeared to tweak his left ankle towards the top of the third quarter of the sport towards the Clippers, however returned after receiving therapy from the coaching employees on the bench. He then aggravated the identical ankle simply moments after returning within the fourth quarter and instantly limped to the locker room earlier than being dominated out for the remainder of the sport.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr mentioned he spoke with Curry after the sport, and that the All-Star guard described his damage as average.
“He is clearly sprained the ankle many occasions earlier than, so he would not assume it is too unhealthy.” Kerr mentioned. “However clearly, you realize, it is a concern.”
Curry had career-threatening ankle issues early in his NBA tenure, however has been in a position to keep away from main points within the latter portion of his Corridor of Fame profession. He entered the sport towards the Clippers having solely averaged 26 minutes over the Warriors’ first two video games of the season — historic blowouts over the Portland Path Blazers and Utah Jazz — whereas placing up 18.5 factors and 7 assists per contest. He had 18 factors, six assists and 4 rebounds in 27 minutes towards the Clippers earlier than exiting the sport.
Golden State’s depth has been on show within the three wins since Curry’s damage, with Brandin Podziemski and Draymond Inexperienced taking on the majority of playmaking duties (De’Anthony Melton has additionally missed all three video games, and Andrew Wiggins was out for the primary two). Buddy Hield, who has been a revelation in a Warriors uniform, has led the workforce with over 25 factors per sport within the three wins, whereas Jonathan Kuminga has averaged 19 factors on 51% capturing.
The Warriors are 5-1 coming into Monday’s sport in Washington, main the NBA with a plus-17.6 internet score — spectacular contemplating Curry’s absence. The street journey will get tougher after that, nevertheless, as their following three video games are towards the Celtics, Cavaliers and Thunder — who’ve a mixed report of 19-1.
