Stephen Curry Injury: Updates on Warriors Star's Knee, Elbow and Recovery

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry suffered an elbow injury against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on May 18. Although he didn't miss any time as a result of the injury, he is reportedly still bothered by the Grade 1 MCL sprain in his right knee, which he suffered when he slipped against the Houston Rockets on April 24. 

Continue for updates.

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Curry Active vs. Thunder

Thursday, May 26

Curry was active for Thursday's Game 5 against Oklahoma City.

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Curry Reportedly Playing at Less Than 100 Percent

Wednesday, May 25

The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that a source close to Curry said he's "playing at 70 percent, at best." Wojnarowski added, "Curry refuses to make excuses, but privately the Thunder see something—no explosion, no ability to make the bigs switching onto him pay a price."

Curry finished Game 4 on Tuesday with 19 points, five rebounds, five assists and six turnovers.

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Kerr Comments on Curry's Injury

Wednesday, May 25

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters on Tuesday following the Game 4 loss that "Curry is not injured. He just had a lousy night. It happens."

"I know he's not injured—if he were injured he would not be playing," Kerr said, per Tim Keown of ESPN.com. "Is he bothered a little bit, perhaps by the layoff when he went three weeks without a game? He may not be quite where he needs to be, but it's not an injury, and that's the important thing."

"He looked good shooting the ball," Kerr told reporters on May 22 when speaking about Curry's elbow. "He's fine. No issues."

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Curry Comments on Injury

Friday, May 20

"Oh, it's fine. Swelling went down, so no worries," Curry told the media, per ESPN.com's Ethan Sherwood Strauss.

He continued: "It's sore, just because of the impact, but the spot it's at doesn't affect the range of motion, so I can shoot and dribble and do all I need to do. It's uncomfortable, but it's not necessarily painful."

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Warriors Need Curry at MVP-Level to Repeat

Curry dove into the stands to try to save a loose ball during the second quarter of the Warriors' Game 2 win on May 18, landing on his elbow.

It created a large knot as the game progressed, as the San Francisco Chronicle captured:

Curry, 28, missed Games 2 and 3 in the Warriors' first-round playoff series against the Rockets before coming back for Game 4. He suffered a Grade 1 MCL sprain in Game 4, however, that forced him to miss additional time.

Curry returned in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Portland Trail Blazers and scored 40 points—including 17 in overtime—to lead the team to a win after over two weeks of inaction.

This could have been another huge setback for a Warriors team that's looking to defend its NBA title and go down in history as one of the sport's greatest teams ever after finishing the 2015-16 regular season with a 73-9 record, the best mark of all time.

Curry was again brilliant for the Warriors, averaging 30.1 points, 6.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game in the regular season. He set a new NBA record with 402 made three-pointers, obliterating his record of 286 from a year ago, and he became the first player in NBA history to be unanimously voted the MVP of the league.

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