New Steph Curry Knee Injury Return Timeline Revealed

The Golden State Warriors have ruled out Stephen Curry with runner's knee for 10 more days, ESPN's Shams Charania and Anthony Slater report.

He'll miss at least the next five games.

Curry has missed the Warriors' last 15 games, and they are 5-10 in that stretch.

Warriors Could Be Doomed for Brutal Upcoming Stretch

Golden State's next six games could sink them way below the Clippers in the battle for the eighth spot in the Western Conference:

3/13 vs. Minnesota
3/15 @ New York
3/16 @ Washington
3/18 @ Boston
3/20 @ Detroit
3/21 @ Atlanta

Five of those teams have winning records. Four of them have at least 40 wins.

Curry is expected to be re-evaluated before the Hawks game.

It's not out of the realm of possibility that the Warriors (32-33) go 1-5 in this stretch. The only game they should win is against the Wizards, who have lost nine straight. They'll likely be underdogs in the other five.

Meanwhile, the Clippers (32-32) have a much easier schedule through March 21:

3/11 vs. Minnesota
3/13 vs. Chicago
3/14 vs. Sacramento
3/16 vs. San Antonio
3/18 @ New Orleans
3/19 @ New Orleans
3/21 @ Dallas

Let's say the Clippers go 5-2 and the Warriors go 1-5. If that happens, the Clippers would have a four-game lead on the Warriors with 10 games to go.

Barring an injury to Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers are on their way to getting the eighth spot.