The Warriors have struggled without Stephen Curry.
One of the biggest games of the season to date, thankfully, seems set to feature some of its biggest stars. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry appears likely to play in Saturday’s pivotal matchup with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers after missing his team’s last three games with a right ankle injury.
The Warriors have yet to submit their initial injury report for Saturday’s clash at Crypto.com Arena. While he still faces further evaluations from team trainers before getting cleared to take the floor, Curry told reporters Friday he’s on track to play.
“That’s the plan,” he said, according to NBA insider Mark Medina.
Stephen Curry sprained his ankle in crunch-time of Golden State’s disappointing home loss to the Chicago Bulls on March 7th, twisting it while driving to the rim. He quickly hobbled to the locker room, absent for the last three minutes of the Bulls’ comeback victory as well as the Dubs’ next three games—a home-and-home with the San Antonio Spurs they split and Wednesday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks, which Draymond Green also missed due to lower back soreness.
After the suddenly slumping Warriors’ defeat in Dallas, Steve Kerr expressed optimism they’d get back on track, Curry’s potential availability in Los Angeles driving that hope.
“I still like who our team is. We’re hoping to get Steph back for Saturday,” he said. “I like the team a lot better now than I did a couple months ago where we were really sorting through a lot of things. I think we have an identity, I think we know who we are. I think we’ll bounce back here, and I’m excited about the last part of the season.”
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Jack Winter is a veteran NBA writer and editor based on the West Coast. He currently lives in Oakland, covering the last legs of the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty.
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