Stephen Curry has not been able to play a game in the NBA since January 30. Since then, the Steve Kerr-led Golden State Warriors have slowly been sinking in the Western Conference standings. They will still not be having Curry ready when going up against top competitors like the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, and Boston Celtics. Clearly, the competitor inside of the legendary guard wants to go out there and he is livid that there has not been much of an opportunity to play.
Kerr gets real on Warriors star's injury frustrations
As of the moment, the Warriors are ninth in the Western Conference with a 32-33 record. The ideal scenario would be to go on a tear in the remaining 17 games of the regular season to not be in the Play-In race. In five of those 17 remaining games, Curry is confirmed to not be playing because of a right knee injury that has bothered him throughout the season.
Curry will be cheering on his teammates from the sidelines and giving much-needed schematic advice when the Warriors need it. However, those do not seem to be enough for him. Coach Kerr unveiled that his star guard has been increasingly frustrated after missing two months of NBA action, via The Willard and Dibs Show on 95.7 The Game.
"It's always great to have Steph on the sidelines. He just has a great way about him. He gives guys advice and gives us confidence...It's nice to have him back. As far as our conversations, it's just very matter-of-fact. He's frustrated. He wants to be out there for his guys. It's an injury that's lasted a lot longer than anyone thought it would. He's dying to be out there...We're just following the training staff's lead...We're trying to give him the best chance to come back, stay healthy, and finish the season strongly," the Warriors head coach said.
Prior to going down due to the injury, Curry has been statistical highs which were only seen back when the Warriors were contending for the 2024 NBA Championship. His season averages clock in at 27.2 points on an insane 46.8% clip from the field while also dishing out 4.8 assists. These were all enough to give him an NBA All-Star selection.
Hopefully, Curry comes back to the squad even stronger. For the meantime, the Warriors need to hang on a little bit longer without their star. These next games against the Timberwolves, Pistons, Knicks, and Celtics will be a great show of depth as other players on Coach Kerr's squad will get to step up.
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