Stephen Curry injury update: latest on Warriors guard's status and reported return timeline

The Golden State Warriors lost a close game to the Minnesota Timberwolves by just five points. In the defeat, Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga stood out on offense and kept the game competitive. However, the team clearly missed Stephen Curry’s presence. He had been seen training before Game 3, but he was not ready to return. Still, there is already a new update on his health status.

“About 90 minutes before tip on Saturday night, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry went through a pretty strenuous workout on the team’s practice court in the dungeons of ChaseCenter…He’s yet to burst or cut or test that left hamstring in a manner that’ll deliver him and Rick Celebrini, the team’s lead medical decision maker, the true information they will need on whether the hamstring is healed enough to return deeper in this series,” reported Anthony Slater on The Athletic.

Despite Curry was absent in Game 3, his recovery has progressed well. However, he will likely miss Game 4 as well. He has not done any ball-related movements yet. Also, these types of injuries often come with a high risk of relapse. For that reason, the Warriors may choose to let him heal fully instead of rushing him back. Now, Steve Kerr must respond by tightening the rotation. That is a tough task, especially since it is not something he often does.

Warriors star Stephen Curry speaks on his injury status amid crucial stretch

After doubts about his presence in the upcoming conference semifinal games, Stephen Curry gave ESPN some clarifications about his health. He made several things clear: “This is new, and from all that I’m learning about how quickly you can get back, there has to be a healing process…You can’t accelerate it more than what it’s telling you. So it’ll be one of those, after a week, really reevaluating every day to understand when it’s safe just to even think about playing, let alone how much can you push it.”

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors looks on from the bench during the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game Three of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Chase Center on May 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California.

With these statements, we can expect Stephen Curry’s injury to be handled with extra caution. However, his absence was a great opportunity for some players to step up. One player who took full advantage is Jonathan Kuminga. He used Curry’s time off the court to earn a bigger role in Steve Kerr’s rotation. As a result, many fans now question why he spent so much time out of the lineup.

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The Golden State Warriors lost their last game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, they stayed competitive until the final minute. They played without Stephen Curry, but still found ways to stay efficient on offense. Because of that, Steve Kerr spoke about his team’s effort in these games and opened up about his game plan.

“I felt good about how the game went tonight, we just couldn’t close it out. We just couldn’t quite overcome them once we got down…but we controlled much of that game. Up six, eight minutes to go—I liked where we were. We just couldn’t finish. So, the formula looks good. We’ll have some adjustments to make. But I like the matchup. I like what we were doing,” stated Steve Kerr.