All-Star guard Stephen Curry hasn’t suited up for the Warriors since the day before Halloween as he’s been dealing with a fracture in his left hand, but there is positive news surrounding the two-time MVP’s injury.
The Warriors are still on track to stick with their initial plan to reevaluate Curry in February, but he did make an appearance at the Warriors’ recent practice Sunday morning.
Steve Kerr made it clear that Curry isn’t shooting the basketball yet. Yet, he has been able to do “basketball movements” since having the pins removed from his surgically repaired hand.
“He’s been doing basketball movements,” Kerr told reporters Sunday morning. “He hasn’t been shooting the ball, but he’s been out on the floor and doing a lot of lateral movements—jumping that kind of stuff.”
Curry’s been injured for nearly two months while his team has struggled, and Kerr’s just happy to now have his two-time MVP back in the gym with the new-look Warriors roster.
“It’s nice to have him in the gym,” Kerr said. “It feels better when he’s around.”
“He’s been doing basketball movements, but he hasn’t been shooting the ball.”
“It’s nice to have him in the gym. Feels better when he’s around.”
Steve on where Steph’s at in his rehab process 👏 pic.twitter.com/x4fGR929Bx
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) December 22, 2019
After the Warriors end their current five-game road stand, Kerr said he’d like to have Curry around the team as much as possible, even on road trips.
“We’d like to have him with the team as much as possible,” said Kerr. “I haven’t talked to him about our next trip, but I’m sure he will be around the team more and more now that he’s allowed to be up here with our staff.”
Although it’s a positive step for Curry to be back with Golden State on a more regular basis, expect the Warriors to be extremely patient with their All-Star shooter.
Stephen Curry getting in some light on-court work: pic.twitter.com/smrT51AS3v
— Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) December 22, 2019
The other half of the Splash Brother contingent, Klay Thompson is still recovering from an ACL injury while the Warriors have 24 losses through 30 games into the NBA season, there is absolutely no reason to rush Curry back.