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Pat Spencer #61 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after hitting a three pointer against the Phoenix Suns during the first half at Mortgage Matchup Center on February 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The recent Stephen Curry injury has been one of the many blemishes on the Golden StateWarriors’ 2025-26 campaign, and while the team has gone 5-9 without the franchise star, head coach Steve Kerr has used multiple roster and rotational combinations to try to replace the team leader.
When Curry sat out earlier in the season, it was Pat Spencer who took some of his minutes, starting ona number of occasions and eventually earning a full-time contract for therest of the season. Spencer was once again playing inCurry’s place in February, but recently, the Warriors have made a rotational change in the backcourt.
In theteam’s latest loss to the Utah Jazz, Kerr put in L.J. Cryer in the minutes Spencer was previously getting. According to PeterO’Keefe of BlueManHoop.com, it could be a sign thatSpencer’s minutes and place in the rotation could be coming to an end.
Warriors Make Rotation Change While Curry Remains Out
Spencer was a consistent starter for the Warriors in February while Curry was dealing with his knee injury, playing a season-high 27.7 minutes per game while averaging 10.1 points and 5.4 assists on 45.4% shooting.
However, since the start of March, those numbers have gone down, as Golden State has been playing Cryer in an elevated role. He was out for a major stretch with a hamstring injury, but now looks to be a new rotational piece in place of Spencer. The rookie guard from Houston has played an average of 18 minutes while scoring 9.7 points in three games so far this month.
“Spencer had briefly been a starter in the wake of StephenCurry’s knee injury, yet lost that late last month in favor of Brandin Podziemski. Thatwasn’t overly surprising givenPodziemski’s stature, but his demotion behind LJ Cryer inMonday’s rotation should generate a little more shock,”O’Keefe wrote.
“Cryer wound up playing nearly 17 minutes against the Jazz, proving one of thevisitors’ better players…Spencer, meanwhile, was limited to less than 13 minutes — the least amount of playing timehe’s received since Curry exited with his knee injury.”
All ofSpencer’s stats have dropped since Cryer became a consistent piece in the rotation, and as time goes on, it looks like he has a more uncertain future with the Warriors after he was a feel-good story earlier in the season.
Stephen Curry Injury Update
Curry has been out with what Golden State has described as ‘runner’s knee‘since late January.
Subsequent injury updates have only pushed back any potential return date for the franchise star, andhe’s officially been out for more than five weeks.
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Stephen Curry injury update:
According to Warriors insider Anthony Slater, Curryis set tobe re-evaluated on Wednesday, but with no guaranteehe’ll get slotted back into the rotation.
“There’s no underlying structural issue that is of graver concern, but this is somethinghe’s been dealing with for over a month now. It originally popped up in Minnesota during a workout the day that game (vs.Timberwolves) gotpostponed,”Slater reported back in February. “He played through it a little bit…And then it started to bother him again.”
Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints had previously reported that Golden State could keep Curry out for an even longer period in hopes of having him healthy for the Play-In Tournament, but signs point to the starwanting to return as soon ashe’s able.
In a message shared on X by Slater, he reported that Curry texted teammateDraymond Greenthat he hopes to makean injury return soon.
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Steph Curry texted Draymond Green after the win in Houston: “A bunch of exclamation marks. Y’all did that.”
Here is Draymond on his recent conversations with Curry, who he said texted him today: “Keep going. I know it’s tough, but promise you, I’m coming back.”
“Keep going. I knowit’s tough, but promise you,I’m coming back,” the guard reportedly said.
As of now, Curry has no timeline for a return with the knee injury that has kept him out for 14 consecutive games.