The star guard for the Golden State Warriors is experiencing the worst. He’s a Grade 1 strain on his left hamstring. The injury happened in the second quarter of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday. At 37, basically half of Curry’s lifetime, he’s never had a single hamstring injury on his record. This reality introduces significant complications to his recovery.
Curry said he didn’t see any red flags in the time leading up to the injury. “I felt great the whole game up until that point,” he stated. This unforeseen roadblock has forced him into unchartered territory as he emerges into the new world of transformed recovery.
Due to the specific type of injury he’s dealing with, Curry is expected to miss at least until Game 4 of the series. He promised to be re-evaluated after this critical contest to judge his recovery. “You can’t accelerate it more than what it’s telling you,” he remarked, emphasizing the importance of allowing his body ample time to heal.
As the Warriors continue their deep playoff run, they’re relying on both Curry’s leadership and skill for more good things to come. The team will need to recalibrate their approaches without him on the court. Curry’s absence is unfortunate, coming at a time when the Warriors would want him most to help them win their hardest-fought battles against their playoff enemies.
We knew that Curry was in the midst of a pretty deliberative recovery process. He works in tandem with Rick Celebrini, the Warriors’ Vice President of Player Health and Performance. As for new Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott, he’s not pushing himself to return too quickly, with hamstring injuries being notoriously tricky. “I’m not even anywhere close to that right now, so I’m not rushing it because there has to be a natural healing process that happens,” he explained.
Curry noted the emotional toll of sitting out games, stating, “Sitting out now is much harder and more emotional than when I was younger.” The combination of his experience and maturity means he won’t let this challenge faze him and will be level-headed heading into it. Don’t underestimate his desire to focus on long term health, rather than short term ROI.
Curry is a “long way off” from being able to conduct business on stationary jump shots. He has not announced a new timeframe for his return to date. “I know a set date I’ll be good. This one, I have no clue, so I’m not trying to put any expectations other than I want to feel better each day as I go,” he said.
The Warriors get a full three days off before heading to what could be a Game 6. Second, this allows Curry a maximum of 12 days of recovery time should he need it. During this period, he will be reevaluated daily. This will give him the best idea of when it will be safe for him to return to action.
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