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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors and Team USA Stripes looks on during the 75th NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome on February 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California.
Veteran sharpshooter Stephen Curry reportedly intends to represent Team USA at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, which means he is expected to play at least two more full seasons with the Golden State Warriors.
“Steph Curry is still interested in making his second Olympic appearance,” Andscape’s Marc J. Spears reported on ESPN’s “NBA Today” on Monday.
“He’d be 40 years old at that time, but look, he’s a shooter. He’s the greatest shooter of all time. Why would you not want that on your roster?
“He’s not yet out. Let’s just say that.”
Stephen Curry Contract Situation
Curry, whose current deal expires after the 2026-27 season, could potentially ink an extension with the Warriors this offseason. If not, he can opt for free agency in 2027, when Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler III could also become free agents. Per multiple league insiders, the Warriors view the 2026-27 season as the “last dance” for the current iteration of the team and plan to make wholesale changes in 2027.
If Curry does play at the 2028 Olympics, he’d have played two more seasons in the NBA in 2026-27 and 2027-28 before returning to the international stage. After capturing his Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Curry sounded hesitant about Team USA again in Los Angeles in 2028, but didn’t rule out the possibility.
“God willing, I still have the choice and the physical option to be like, I could actually impact the team,” Curry told the “Mind The Game” podcast of playing in 2028.
“Never say never, but I highly doubt it. Highly doubt it. Love to be a part of the movement.”
Will Curry’s Body Hold Up?
While some analysts, like Spears, feel Curry — who doesn’t rely much on his athleticism — could play at a high level through age 40, others have expressed concerns about his worsening lower-extremity injuries.
Curry, who turns 38 in a few weeks, has already missed 18 of the Warriors’ 57 games this season and has yet to be cleared to return from a right knee injury that has sidelined him since late January. Amid his injury absence, some have floated the idea of the Warriors shutting down Curry for the rest of the 2025-26 season, a suggestion that head coach Steve Kerr has pushed back against.
“We’re not going to do anything silly, obviously,” Kerr said, via Tristi Rodriguez of NBC Sports Bay Area. “We are protecting him. But as soon as he’s healthy, he’s going to play. That’s what this is about. We have lots to play for. We’re right in the mix in the playoffs. This is an injury that’s been nagging. It’s not like this is something that’s going to hurt him next year if we put him out there now.”
Curry recently told ESPN’s Anthony Slater that he may have underestimated the severity of his knee injury that first flared up last month, and plans to be extra cautious before returning this time around.
“It’s a matter of learning as I go what works rehab-wise,” Curry said.
“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.”