Steve Kerr has made a decision about Steph Curry's injury return

The Golden State Warriors are closer to being a lottery team than a championship contender.

They lost Jimmy Butler for the season, Kristaps Porzingis has barely played and Stephen Curry is still out with a knee injury.

With just 14 games left in the regular season and a 33-35 record, rushing Curry back to the court for an unlikely playoff run doesn't sound like the wisest idea. However, Steve Kerr doesn't want to play it by the book this time.

In an appearance on the "Tom Tolbert Show," the Warriors coach confirmed that his team would go out swinging.

The Warriors won't shut down Stephen Curry

“When people ask me about this year, and I’ve been asked this a few times, why don’t you just rest Steph the rest of the year? Well, he’s healthy, we’re competing, that’s what we do. And we want to give ourselves a chance, and like, that’s the whole point. The beauty is in the quest, it’s in the work. And when you do fail, it’s hard to get over it,” Kerr said.

Curry has averaged 27.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 4.5 three-pointers per game on 46.8/39.1/93.1 shooting splits, but he's only been able to play in 39 games this season, per Basketball Reference.

The Warriors are in ninth place, and while missing the play-in tournament is unlikely given their 10-game lead on eleventh, they might not have what it takes to make a postseason run, even with a healthy Curry.

Kerr still believes the greatest shooter of all time can lead them all the way and rightfully so, but Curry is already 38, and risking turning this into a chronic ailment for an unlikely playoff push might be a disservice to his superstar.