The Golden State Warriors will look to bounce back Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks after suffering a disappointing loss on Monday.
Of course, the Warriors lost to the Denver Nuggets on Monday despite Denver being without their superstar duo of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.
Golden State will now look to bounce back against the Bucks on a second night of a back-to-back and they will have to do so without their superstar point guard Stephen Curry.
Curry was ruled out of Tuesday's game due to rest after he struggled shooting the ball in Monday's loss to Denver.
Head coach Steve Kerr mentioned after Monday's loss that Curry was likely to sit on Tuesday due to him being gassed and also dealing with a back injury that has bothered him over the past couple of games.
Of course, this is a major blow to the Warriors, especially with them facing off against a Bucks team that has won six of their last 10 games and sit fourth in the Eastern Conference standings.
The good news is that Curry is not expected to miss much time after Tuesday's game which Kerr spoke about ahead of Golden State's matchup against Milwaukee.
"He's fine physically… he just needs a night off once in a while," Kerr said about Curry. "He's certainly earned it."
Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry resting Tuesday:
"He's fine physically... he just needs a night off once in a while. He's certainly earned it."
Kerr said Curry will return to the lineup on Thursday.
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This is great news for the Warriors, especially since they will need Curry fully healthy down the stretch if they want to make a deep playoff run this season.
The star guard has seen his minutes increased over the last month and he has definitely earned a night off like Kerr said.
With Curry now expected to be back in the lineup on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors, the Warriors can continue their march up the West standing to position themselves better for another potential championship run.
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This story was originally published March 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM.