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04/05 19:29 CDT After missing more than two months with right knee injury,
Stephen Curry returning for Warriors
After missing more than two months with right knee injury, Stephen Curry
returning for Warriors
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --- Stephen Curry was set to play about 25 minutes against
Houston on Sunday night in his return from a two-plus-month absence because of
a right knee injury.
Coach Steve Kerr said before the game that it's still unclear how many of the
remaining games Curry will play given Golden State has five contests in eight
days with a back-to-back the rest of the way --- and the expectation is he
wouldn't play on consecutive nights.
"We're going to manage it accordingly. The plan for tonight would be shorter
bursts and we'll see on the minutes," Kerr said. "But first game back he's not
playing 48 minutes."
The schedule will be determined by how Curry feels and input from Vice
President of Player Health and Performance Rick Celebrini.
Curry scrimmaged several times this past week to test his injured right knee,
and he said Saturday it was never a consideration to shut it down for the rest
of the season. Kerr hoped to have Curry and younger brother Seth finally play
together.
Kerr had said Saturday that Curry was expected to play for the first time since
Jan. 30 against Detroit, though the Warriors listed him as questionable.
"He's scheduled to play," Kerr said pregame Sunday.
After Saturday's practice, Curry said dealing with the pain is part of his "new
normal" and the offseason will require a significant reset.
The 38-year-old Curry initially expected to be playing right after the All-Star
break, but the recovery was prolonged by some difficult moments when he would
feel good, push hard then pay for it the following day.
Curry leads the Warriors in scoring with 27.2 points per game and it has been
frustrating.
The Warriors (36-41) had lost three straight games overall and were 13-25 this
season without Curry --- including 9-18 during this stretch with him sidelined
by patellofemoral pain syndrome.
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