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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors moves back on defense during the first half of their game against the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center on January 28, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sharpshooting guard Stephen Curry has no intention of rushing back from his lingering knee injury, as he fears doing so could lead to a more severe injury. The Golden State Warriors star has opened up on the injury that has sidelined him for the past four games and six of the last contests dating back to last month.
“It’s a matter of learning as I go what works rehab-wise,” Curry told ESPN’s Anthony Slater of his right knee injury.
“Because it’s still painful. You have to try to get rid of all the inflammation and pain. It’s something we still have to monitor and injury-manage, but it’s something where, if I come back too early, it could flare up.”
Stephen Curry Injury Concerns
The two-time MVP first experienced soreness and swelling in his right knee during the back-to-back slate of games against the Minnesota Timberwolves last month. After dropping 26 points in a win on Jan. 25, Curry shockingly revealed that something “flared up” in his knee the previous day in practice, and he wasn’t sure about playing the second night of the back-to-back against the Timberwolves.
“Something flared up yesterday when we came over to get a workout in,” Curry said last month, via NBC Sports Bay Area.
“It was super weird. Like, I’ve had stuff going on — quads and whatnot — but it was something that I hadn’t felt before, so I definitely took advantage of the day off to get right, but hopefully that continues.”
After sitting out the second game against the Timberwolves, Curry played against the Utah Jazz on Jan. 28 and the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 30, but was seemingly bothered by his knee and therefore held to under 30 minutes. He limped to the locker room midway through the third quarter against the Pistons and hasn’t played since.
Stephen Curry Remains Upbeat
Curry has been the Warriors’ biggest supporter from the sidelines throughout his rehab. During Monday’s 114-113 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Curry was seen jumping up and down in joy when his teammates rallied back from a 17-point deficit.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has confirmed that Curry would sit out Wednesday’s contest against the San Antonio Spurs, the last game before the All-Star break, and for the All-Star game itself. He said the team hopes for a healthy Curry post-All-Star break.
“He’s doing well,” Kerr said of Curry, via The Athletic’s Nick Friedell.
“That’s the hope (after the break). It’s really kind of a day-to-day thing. So it’s hard to predict for sure whether he’ll be playing in that first game after the break, but that’s definitely the hope. The idea is, if he can get through everything this week, then that puts him on pace to be playing then.”
The Warriors also hope to get trade deadline acquisition Kristaps Porzingis (illness) back for the Feb. 19 game against the Boston Celtics, the first game after the All-Star break. The Warriors (29-25) are 3.5 games behind the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves (33-22) for the final guaranteed playoff spot.