Steph Curry ‘set to RETURN to Warriors’ lineup’ after missing last 11 games with shoulder injury
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Steph Curry ‘will return to Warriors lineup’ after missing the last 11 games with a left shoulder subluxation as the Golden State sharpshooter will play for the first time since Dec. 14
- Stephen Curry hasn’t played since mid-December after injuring his left shoulder
- But he will reportedly return Tuesday and start against the Phoenix Suns at home.
- The team went 6-5 with Curry out of the lineup and now has a 20-20 record.
- And the defending champions hope to start in the second half of the season.
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After an 11-game stint on the sidelines, Stephen Curry will reportedly return Tuesday night for the Warriors.
ESPN has reported that Curry will start against the Suns, while it is unclear how many minutes he will play in his first game back.
The 34-year-old guard had missed time with a left shoulder subluxation, more commonly known as a partial dislocation.
Stephen Curry will return to the lineup after missing 11 games with a shoulder injury
He was listed as probable on the team’s injury report before its game against Phoenix and practiced fully Monday.
Curry left the Dec. 14 game against the Pacers in the third quarter with shoulder pain after trying to steal the ball from Indiana’s Jalen Smith.
Other than that game, which the Warriors would lose 125-119, Golden State went 6-5 without Curry in the lineup.
Curry walked out of the Dec. 14 game against the Pacers after trying to steal a ball from Jalen Smith.
The sharpshooter will return to a team currently sixth in the Western Conference, with a 20-20 record.
However, Golden State has lost back-to-back games to the Pistons and Magic before Curry’s return.
He is averaging 30.0 points per game, 6.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists this season.
Curry led the Warriors to a title last June when they beat the Celtics in six games.