Stephen Curry is nearing a return for the Golden State Warriors, but won’t have much time to get right in even a best-case scenario.
The Warriors announced Saturday that Curry, who has missed nearly two months with patella-femoral pain syndrome and bone bruising in his right knee, had been evaluated and will be incorporated into live action and team practices in the coming days.
He will reportedly be re-evaluated when the Warriors’ current road trip ends on March 20. That means he will miss upcoming games against the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks, his 21st and 22nd games since exiting his last game on Jan. 30.
Moses Moody (right wrist sprain) was also evaluated Saturday and faces a similar prognosis, with his re-evaluation scheduled for Tuesday.
If the 38-year-old Curry were to return immediately after his re-evaluation, that would leave only 10 games left for the Warriors in the regular season.
With Jimmy Butler III already out for the season, the Warriors are facing another disappointing season with their aging core. The team currently holds the final play-in spot of the Western Conference at 33-37 and is in no danger of falling lower, while being 1.5 games back from the eighth-place Portland Trail Blazers for the better play-in game.
Even if the Warriors make it through the play-in tournament, their reward would either be the Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs. That leaves them little incentive to push Curry more than needed for the rest of the season.
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