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Popular Injury Analyst Reveals When Steph Curry Could Return for Warriors

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated May 7, 2025 2:51 PM ET

Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain on Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The two-time MVP went to the locker room and did not return to the game.

The Warriors beat the Timberwolves in Game 1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 2 is on Thursday. Curry will miss his first playoff game since the 2018 Western Conference semifinals.

The leading 3-point shooter in NBA history, Curry is averaging 22.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists in the 2025 playoffs while shooting 47.7% from the field, 40.0% from 3-point range and 89.3% from the free-throw line.

The Warriors beat the Houston Rockets in seven games in the first round.

Popular injury analyst Jeff Stotts of In Street Clothes posted on X that Curry could return for Game 6 or 7 if the Warriors star misses the average time lost for Grade 1 hamstring strains.

Game 6 is scheduled for May 18, while Game 7 would be on May 20.

Draymond Green, who has won four championships with Curry, isn't panicking about Curry's injury since the Warriors have Jimmy Butler.

"We know what Jimmy's capable of," Green said. "Jimmy's capable of carrying a team. He carried a team to the Finals twice. So we won't panic. We will figure out what that means."

This is the first time in Curry's career that the All-Star guard has suffered a muscle strain. Curry is 37 years old.

The Warriors have to win one more game against the Timberwolves to guarantee a Game 6. It will be intriguing to see how Golden State plays without Curry.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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