Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will miss at least five more games due to a right knee issue, [the organization announced Sunday](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48077389/stephen-curry-knee-sidelined-least-five-more-games).
The Warriors said they will reevaluate Curry in 10 days. He’s already missed the team’s previous 10 games due to the issue, with Golden State going 4-6 without him.
The injury news has NBA Play-In positioning implications for the Portland Trail Blazers. Portland currently sits at No. 10 in the Western Conference standings with a 29-33 record. The Blazers are just a half-game back of the Los Angeles Clippers and three games behind the Warriors, who occupy the No. 8 spot with a 31-29 record.
Getting out of the back-half of the Play-In spots and into the 8-7 range is crucial for a team’s chances to make the NBA Playoffs. During the [Play-In Tournamen](https://www.nba.com/news/nba-play-in-tournament)t, teams in the No. 8 or No. 7 spots get two chances to win one game to qualify for the Playoffs, whereas teams in the No. 10 or No. 9 spots must win two games in a row to advance.
Curry’s ongoing injury issues give Portland a better chance of supplanting Golden State in the standings during the stretch run and possibly moving into the upper half of the Play-In. However, the Blazers have struggled to make hay in the standings recently, as they’ve dealt with key injuries to All-Star Deni Avdija and starting guard Shaedon Sharpe. The Blazers have gone 2-4 since the All-Star break, but Portland’s schedule is slated to get softer over the final two months of the regular season.