He’s almost back.
According to NBCS Authentic’s Logan Murdock, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has announced that superstar point guard Stephen Curry will be re-evaluated on March 1 after breaking his hand on October 30 in a game against the Phoenix Suns. The comments were made prior to the Warriors’ matchup against the Suns on Wednesday night.
Per Kerr, Curry — who has said he plans to return to the court in early March — has been participating in 5-on-0 non-contact drills. He was seen getting up shots at Arizona State University’s practice gym on Wednesday, lending credence to the belief that he’s on schedule to make his prediction come to fruition.
“He’s just doing more and more stuff,” says Kerr. “He usually comes in before our group and just gets more conditioning in. He’s jumped into some our non-contact, offensive, 5-on-0 stuff but he’s coming around… we’ll have a more thorough update March 1.”
“Everything’s going smoothly. He’s just trying to build his conditioning base and keep getting better.”
Curry has played in just four games this season and his injury, combined with Klay Thompson’s torn ACL and Kevin Durant’s free agency departure, have led to Golden State’s humbling stumble down the Western Conference mountaintop. The Warriors recently traded guard D’Angelo Russell — an All-Star last season — for former first overall pick Andrew Wiggins in a move that Kerr made better sense for the team in terms of fit.
However, Golden State won’t have an opportunity to test Wiggins’ fit — at least alongside Curry — until the spring. Likely early March, by the looks of it.
