Stephen Curry Expected To Play Friday After Missing Thursdays Game

Stephen Curry is anticipated to return to the Golden State Warriors lineup on Friday in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves after lacking Friday’s sport in opposition to the Houston Rockets with bilateral knee damage administration. Curry has now missed two of Golden State’s previous 4 video games. 

Draymond Inexperienced’s standing is much less clear. Inexperienced missed his second straight sport as a consequence of tightness in his left calf. Inexperienced underwent an MRI on Wednesday, which got here again clear.

“Steph’s knee stuff the final couple of weeks … he is in ache,” Kerr mentioned earlier than dealing with the Rockets. “We’re not taking part in him. We won’t play him via this stretch each sport and anticipate him to get via. I believed he appeared actually good in Denver. To me he appeared extra lively, extra agile, however we have now to assist him get via the woods on this one.

“And similar factor with Draymond, in any other case you are chasing your tail after which guys find yourself lacking weeks at a time. So it is nothing greater than coaching workers serving to them get via the woods, and hopefully over the lengthy haul which means they find yourself taking part in extra video games than they in any other case would’ve.”