The Golden State Warriors are being cautious with Stephen Curry’s injured hand. The two-time Most Valuable Player has only played in four games all season due to a broken left hand he suffered in late October. The Warriors have postponed Curry’s long-awaited return target of March 1 to a later date.
One of the looming questions around Curry’s injury has revolved around the nerve damage in his hand. The six-time All-Star spoke to reporters recently about finding a “new normal” when it comes to the adjustments he’s made from nerve damage in his hand.
Steve Kerr spoke to reporters about Curry’s recovery before the Warriors tipped off against the Phoenix Suns. Golden State’s coach Steve Kerr provided a positive update on the nerve damage in Curry’s hand.
Via Anthony Slater of The Athletic:
Zero concern in terms of re-injuring anything. It’s just a feel thing for Steph. It’s nerve damage, that term sounds terrible, but I think all it really refers too is that area just feels kind of numb to him. It’s not anything of concern for the training staff in terms of re-injuring or anything like that. It’s just Steph’s got to get used to a different feeling in his hand, that’s all.
Steve Kerr said they are holding Steph Curry purely for conditioning/rhythm, not lingering effects of nerve damage: “Nerve damage, that term sounds terrible, but all it really refers to is that area is kind of numb.” pic.twitter.com/dymmS9h07k
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February 29, 2020
With Curry already being ruled out for Golden State’s next two games on the schedule against the Wizards and Denver Nuggets, his updated return date could be as soon as March 5 when the Toronto Raptors come to San Francisco. The extra time will give Curry more opportunities to scrimmage with the Warriors while adjusting to his nerve damage.