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Steve Kerr on Steph Curry’s nerve damage in hand: ‘Zero concern in terms of re-injuring anything’

Steve Kerr provided a positive update on Stephen Curry’s nerve damage in his injured hand.

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.

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.

Watch: Steph Curry throws down off the backboard dunk in pregame workout

Watch Stephen Curry throw down an off the backboard alley-oop dunk in a pregame workout before the Warriors play the New Orleans Pelicans.

If his recovery goes to plan, Stephen Curry could be returning to the Golden State Warriors in one week. The two-time Most Valuable Player has missed all but four games in the 2019-20 season for the Golden State Warriors. However, over the past couple of months, Curry has checked off several boxes in his journey back to the court.

The six-time All-Star has been traveling with his teammates on road trips and participating in shooting workouts at Warriors practices. In one of the final steps of his broken hand rehab, Curry has been cleared for full-contact. In Golden State’s recent practice, Curry was involved in a scrimmage as he gears up for his return.

Curry’s been showing off his effortless jump shot throughout his rehab. Yet, when the New Orleans Pelicans came to San Francisco, the Davidson product took a different approach to his pregame warmup.

Before the Warriors tipped off against Zion Williamson and the Pelicans, Curry slammed down an off the backboard dunk in front of the Chase Center crowd.

Via the Golden State Warriors:

If Curry can return March 1 against the Washington Wizards, he will have 22 games to finish out the season.

Steph Curry is still getting over nerve damage in his injured left hand

Stephen Curry told reporters at Warriors practice that he’s still getting over the nerve damage in his injured left hand.

As the Golden State Warriors enter the stretch run of the 2019-20 NBA season, the news around Stephen Curry’s broken hand becomes the top priority. Each report that circulates regarding the six-time All-Stars injured hand has been positive.

Curry’s been traveling with his teammates, working out at practice, taking part in pregame shooting routines, and he’s now been cleared to participate in full-contact scrimmages. After missing all but four games in the entire season, Curry could make his long-awaited return to the Warriors when the calendar flips to March.

However, as exciting as it is that Curry’s return is nearing, there will still be an adjustment period once he is back on the floor. As the two-time Most Valuable Player progresses through his rehab, Curry will have to adapt to his healed hand.

Curry spoke to reporters at Golden State’s Saturday practice about dealing with nerve damage from the injury in his left hand.

Via Anthony Slater of The Athletic:

This one was a serious one that had a lot of nuances to it with the two surgeries and the nerve damage that I’m still dealing with.  Again, everything is new. If it was an ankle thing, I would tell you exactly what was happening every step of the way.

The Warriors’ point guard was asked if he’s feeling any sensation or tingling in his hand due to the nerve damage.

All that type of stuff. When you have 280 lbs laying on your hand, it’s bound for something like that to happen. Thankfully it’s responding, it’s just a slow process.

Curry broke his hand against the Phoenix Suns in late October on an awkward collision with Aaron Baynes. The Suns’ center fell on Curry leading to his injury.

The Davidson product told reporters his hand would feel different once he returns, but his goal is to get to a place where he’s playing without thinking about it.

I’m getting used to what the new normal is. It definitely feels different than the right (hand), but you can try to get to a point where when you’re actually playing basketball, you don’t think about it — whether it feels all the way the same or not, that doesn’t really matter, as long as I’m not worried about the things that I’m trying to do, the strength part of it and how it bounces back the next day after pushing it. Whether it’s contact type stuff and all that. You have to pay attention to all that type of stuff. To answer your question, It is going to feel different. Anybody that’s been through surgeries knows it takes a long time for it to get back to true normal. Functionally speaking, where I’m out there on the court where I’m not thinking about it, that’s where I’m trying to get to.

If Curry is cleared to play on March 1 against when the Washington Wizards come to San Francisco, he will have 22 games left in the season to see how his hand responds from injury.

Injury Report: Warriors ‘hopeful’ Stephen Curry can return in March

The Golden State Warriors provided an update to the timetable for Stephen Curry’s return from his broken hand injury.

From the minute Stephen Curry broke his hand early in the season against the Pheonix Suns, fans of the Golden State Warriors have patiently been waiting for the calendar to flip to the month of February.

February was the target month for an official update on Curry’s injury, and true to their word, the Golden State Warriors laid out a new timetable for his recovery. Still, more waiting is on the horizon.

Curry has missed all but four games for Golden State during the 2019-20 NBA season, and that number will continue to grow.

Golden State announced Curry would be re-evaluated again in four weeks. Yet, they are hopeful he can “return to action at some point in March.”

The two-time Most Valuable Player has been rapidly progressing through his rehab lately, appearing everywhere you look with the Warriors. Curry was recently cleared to travel with the Warriors on the road and was spotted going through a pregame warm-up before Golden State tipped off against the Boston Celtics.

With the Warriors having lost 15 of their last 16 games and owners of the worst record in the NBA, expect Golden State to continue taking the cautious approach.

Getting him back on the floor next to D’Angelo Russell will help Bob Myers and Steve Kerr get a better look at Golden State’s potential backcourt of the future. However, beyond shaking off the rust and gaining comfort next to Russell, patience is key with Curry’s injury.

If Curry was able to return March 1, he would be eligible to play in the Warriors’ final 22 games on the season.

Report: Injured Steph Curry goes through shooting workout brace free

Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported Stephen Curry was working out and shooting without a brace on his injured hand before the Warriors played the Milwaukee Bucks.

Stephen Curry has missed all but four games for the Golden State Warriors through the 2019-20 season due to injury, yet with each update, there seems to be positive news surrounding his broken left hand.

In early December, Curry had the pins removed from his surgically repaired hand, since then, the two-time Most Valuable Player has been able to be around his Golden State teammates with more consistency.

Throughout the season, Curry has been leading the charge from the Warriors’ bench, flying up and down Golden State’s sideline as the team’s lead hype man.

Recently, Steve Kerr told reporters that Curry is able to travel with the Warriors on the road — another productive sign regarding the recovery of his injured hand.

The positive news on the All-Star’s injury continued into the new year when Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported Curry was going through a shooting workout before the Warriors tipped-off against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Slater mentioned that Curry was working out with no brace or wrap on his left hand for the first time since injuring it in late October.

Another note Slater reported regarding Curry came from the Warriors practice before the team hosted Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in San Francisco.

Hall of Fame point guard, Steve Nash, was in attendance for the practice, and he took place in a workout with Curry and Warriors’ assistant coach, Bruce Fraser.

According to Slater, Curry, Nash and Fraser started a shooting workout as reporters left the facility with the Davidson product using his left hand for the first time since injuring it against the Phoenix Suns.

There’s been no report if the Warriors plan to change Curry’s initial injury update period taking place in February, but from the outside, it looks like he’s progressing through his rehab.

With the Warriors record sitting at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, there’s no need to rush Curry back to the court quickly. For Golden State, injuries to both “Splash Brothers,” Curry and Klay Thompson have turned their 2019-20 season outlook from playoff potential to developing young pieces.

Patience will be key in regards to Curry’s return to the Golden State Warriors’ rotation.