Deadspin | Warriors’ Stephen Curry does not have goal date to go back

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry does not have a timetable to go back from the Grade 1 left hamstring pressure he sustained in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal sequence in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

“No, this is new, and from all that I’m learning about how quickly you can get back, there has to be a healing process,” Curry advised newshounds on Thursday of a possible go back date. “This is the way the body works and you can’t accelerate it more than what it’s telling you.

“… After every week, we’re going to reassess it each day to grasp simply to take into consideration taking part in, let by myself how a lot you’ll push it.”

The four-time NBA champion also applied the brakes as it relates to the temptation to rush back into action.

“Eventually there will probably be conversations like that. But I’m no longer any place with reference to that,” Curry said. “I know the way tough hamstrings can also be. They can idiot you to assume they are healed even though you do not really feel the rest.”

A one-week absence would sideline Curry until Wednesday for Game 5 in Minneapolis, if necessary. Game 6, if necessary, would be played May 18 in San Francisco.

Curry was injured while scoring on a driving mid-range floater during the second quarter of the Warriors’ 99-88 win over the Timberwolves in Game 1 on Tuesday in Minneapolis. The two-time NBA MVP and 11-time All-Star promptly reached for his left leg and signaled to the bench that he needed to come out of the game.

Curry had scored 13 points in 13 minutes when he left the game. He shot 5-for-9 from the field and 3-for-6 from beyond the arc.

Curry, 37, averaged 24.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists to help the Warriors knock off the Houston Rockets in a seven-game, first-round series.

–Field Level Media