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Warriors Release Hopeful Update on Stephen Curry's Return

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Dible | Last updated May 10, 2025 9:53 PM ET

The Golden State Warriors won't have Stephen Curry for their two-game home stand against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Round 2 of the Western Conference playoffs, but there's a chance he could return before the team's postseason run is over.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Saturday, May 10, just minutes ahead of the start of Game 3 at Chase Center in San Francisco, that Curry is continuing rehabilitation and that there isn't a set date for his return. The team announced he would miss at least a week after suffering a hamstring strain in the first half of Game 1 in Minnesota.

However, Charania also mentioned the Warriors' goal of simply winning one of two games at home, which would guarantee a Game 6 back in the Bay Area on May 18. That is the team's most hopeful target date for a potential Curry return, roughly a week and a half after suffering the soft tissue injury -- the first major such infliction of his NBA career.

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"He'll be reevaluated on Wednesday," Charania said. "Internally there is uncertainty, and I'm told the Warriors are really looking at that Game 6 as the earliest potential window for Stephen Curry's return."

Golden State announced ahead of Game 3 that second-year big man Trayce Jackson-Davis would get the starting nod.

The team may also lean more heavily on Jonathan Kuminga, who provided a spark off the bench in Game 2, despite essentially removing him from the rotation near the end of the regular season and through most of Round 1 against the Houston Rockets.

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

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