NBA – Steph Curry ready to play savior to the Warriors? His straightforward answer

Par Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Journaliste sportif

Absent since Game 1 of the series against the Timberwolves, Stephen Curry is unsurprisingly sorely missed by the Warriors. And while his team finds itself on the brink of elimination, he was honest about his chances of playing superhero.

Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated. For several days now, Alphonse de Lamartine’s famous words have found their full meaning in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the Warriors have been inexorably lamenting the absence of Steph Curry. After coming off injured in Game 1 against the Timberwolves, Curry hasn’t been back on the court since, and this is reflected in his team’s results.

Steve Kerr’s men won the first game of the series, but lost the next three. Including this Monday, on the floor of the Chase Center (110-117), after a one-way third quarter in their opponents’ favor. Despite the disappointment, the California players and fans continue to believe in the possibility of qualification, and are pinning their hopes on Steph.

The Warriors’ backs against the wall, Steph Curry on his state of health

With a hamstring injury, Curry had no chance of returning to action before Game 6 against Minnesota. But could his franchise’s current dismal situation change that and hasten his return to the court? The question was posed in the post-game press conference to Draymond Green, who has no desire to press his teammate:

Draymond Green: No, we’re not going to play “Superman” on this one. If he’s able to play Game 5, I’m sure he will. It’s up to him and the medical staff to determine that, but we don’t need him to play Superman. We need to take a long-term view. There’s no pressure on him. We need to find a way to win, whether he’s on the pitch or not.

Draymond couldn’t have been more right, as Steph declared himself incapable of donning his superhero cape to Marc J. Spears:

Marc J. Spears: “Even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn’t,” Stephen Curry told Andscape in response to Green’s statements about Game 5, adding that he doesn’t expect to be available for that game and won’t know more about his hamstring injury until his next medical evaluation.

It seems that Golden State will have to find other solutions in order to prolong its season a little longer, and allow the Chief to avoid having to live through his team’s elimination from the infirmary.