What Is Stephen Curry's Timeline to Return to Warriors After Quad Injury vs. Rockets?
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is dealing with a quad contusion, but he seemingly avoided something more serious.
"He's feeling fine," head coach Steve Kerr said of Curry on Friday. "He didn't obviously do anything in practice today, but he's here getting treatment and watched film with the guys. Doing OK."
The coach added that he's happy things aren't much worse.
"It's a big relief," Kerr said. "You always worry when Steph goes down that it's something that's going to keep him out for a while. So, the fact that we're taking it by the week and doesn't appear to be anything too serious is a great sign. It gives us relief for sure."
Curry suffered a right quad contusion in Wednesday's 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets and reportedly "will miss around a week or a little more" of action, according to ESPN's Shams Charania and Anthony Slater.
Curry told reporters earlier this month he had tweaked his right ankle both during a Nov. 14 win at the San Antonio Spurs and a Nov. 18 loss at the Orlando Magic.
He also said he was still feeling "a little bit" sick from the illness that sidelined him for three games from Nov. 5 to Nov. 9.
Curry has remained the Warriors' top scorer despite his health issues during the team's 10-10 start to the season.
When available, he's averaging 27.9 points while leading the NBA with 4.7 three-pointers made per game.
The Warriors will have to be careful managing his return, however, given Curry's career-long history of ankle issues dating back to his rookie 2009-10 season.
Curry underwent two surgeries during his first three years in the NBA to address instability in his ankles. The problem was so severe he suffered five ankle sprains while playing just 26 games of the 2011-12 campaign.
Making sure Curry doesn't rush back to the court could be key to making sure he's available for as much of his age-37 season as possible.
The Warriors sit eighth in the Western Conference. They've had to deal with one of the toughest schedules in the league so far, which has included three back-to-backs and 12 road games.
Golden State will hope Curry will return soon so he can help the team bounce back after a tough first month of the 2025-26 season.
