DENVER _ Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was encouraged by the feedback from Santa Cruz after Steph Curry scrimmaged with the team's G League affiliate on Monday, and said a return Thursday is "definitely a possibility."
"I heard everything went well and I'm happy that he got a really good scrimmage in," Kerr said. "The physicality was the main thing for him. To be able to go up and down and feel the screens and the bumps, the bruises, all that stuff. ... All good signs.
On Monday, Curry participated in a 5-on-5 scrimmage in Santa Cruz _ his first since suffering a broken bone in his left hand against Phoenix on Oct. 30.
Though Curry had hoped to return for Sunday's game against the Wizards, the Warriors wanted him to participate in a full scrimmage that would more closely resemble game action. In a competitive scrimmage, Curry's team lost by one point.
Curry, who did not travel with the Warriors to Denver, is in the Bay Area, where he will continue his rehab on Tuesday before meeting with Golden State's staff on Wednesday.
At that point, Kerr, Celebrini and Curry will make a decision on the next step toward the 31-year-old guard's return.
If he plays Thursday, that would provide up to 20 games for Curry to test his nerve-damaged left hand and build some chemistry with his new teammates before a pivotal offseason.
Thursday's game against the Raptors is nationally televised on TNT.
