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While injured, Steph Curry taking over role as Warriors’ lead hype man

Stephen Curry can’t help the Warriors by shooting long-range three’s, but he’s still bringing elite energy from the bench.

There hasn’t been much to cheer for this year if you’re a Golden State Warriors fan. Injuries, blow-out losses and a new-look roster have been quite the transition from the past five years when the Warriors were at the top of the NBA mountain.

The most significant difference has been getting used to watching Golden State without No. 30 running around the floor, splashing long-range three-pointers.

As Stephen Curry has dealt with his broken hand, he hasn’t been able to be around the Warriors team on a consistent basis until recently. Curry had the pins removed from his hand recently and has brought a new level of energy since returning to the Warriors bench.

Alec Burks, D’Angelo Russell and Steve Kerr have all mentioned Curry’s presence around the team has brought a different feeling to Warriors games.

In the Warriors’ 105-96 comeback win against the Phoenix Suns, Curry’s energy on the sideline was on full display.

When the Warriors took the lead in the fourth quarter, Curry bounced up and down the Golden State bench like he was a diehard fan and his favorite team just won the championship.

 

Curry’s eruption following Glenn Robinson’s putback dunk was only a glimpse of what he was doing on the sideline. The two-time MVP took every chance he could to fire up the Chase Center crowd during the Warriors’ run at a comeback.

At one point against the Suns, Curry shifted roles from hype man to coach. Curry was seen signaling advice to his team’s lineup from the sideline. Marquese Chriss recently called Curry an “extra coach,” on the sideline.

Curry ended his night on the sideline dapping up Bay Area rap icon, Earl “E-40” Stevens, who was sitting courtside near the Warriors’ bench.

After completing the comeback win against Phoenix, the Warriors have the chance to close out their five-game homestand at Chase Center undefeated, but first, they have to handle Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.