Stephen Curry still isn’t coming through that door for the Golden State Warriors.
The former MVP will miss at least another 10 days due to a persistent knee issue, the team announced Wednesday, describing the problem as “patella-femoral pain syndrome/bone bruising.” That guarantees him to miss another five games, bringing his total up to 20 straight absences.
On the bright side, Curry has reportedly begun on-court work and will intensify workouts based on his progress.
Curry last played on Jan. 30 when he left a game with a knee injury that was described at the time as not anything major. It’s obviously now reached major territory, with Curry officially no longer awards eligible and the Warriors sitting in ninth place in the Western Conference at 32-33.
Curry’s latest run of absence will see him miss games against the Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons. Only one of those games appears fairly winnable in the Warriors’ current state, and you probably don’t need us to tell you which one after what Bam Adebayo did Tuesday.
The situation leaves the Warriors in a situation where reaching even the first round of the NBA playoff represents a tall order. Jimmy Butler III is already out for the season and trade-deadline acquisition Kristaps Porziņģis has so far played only three games off the bench for the team, with no appearances alongside Curry.
If Curry can only come back when there are 12 games left in the schedule — as he would if he can return in exactly 10 days — the Warriors’ reward for his presence seems like it will be minimal when compared to the risk of a 37-year-old trying to make it back from a knee issue.
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