Steph Curry reveals the truth about his injury in shocking interview
The Golden State Warriors star opened up on his recent injury, which has kept him away from the court.
NBA veteran Steph Curry has proven that, even at 34-years-old, there are still plenty of new hurdles to jump over in his career. The Golden States Warriors star is currently undergoing a rehabilitation process for a hamstring injury, something that he’s never had to do before.
“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 revealed at shootaround on Thursday before the Warriors’ 117-93 loss to the Timberwolves in Game 2 of the series.
“You can’t accelerate it more than what it’s telling you”, he added. “So it’ll be one of those, after a week, really reevaluating every day to understand when it’s safe just to even think about playing, let alone how much can you push it.”
“I felt great the whole game up until that point,” Curry said. “And then I made a little pivot move on defense and felt something, didn’t think it was nothing or anything. I felt like I could just go get it released and be able to come back out. But with soft tissue, stuff like that, it was one of those situations I could have done more damage if I tried to go back out. So obviously a tough break, but hopefully I’ll be back soon.”
Curry on return: ‘I’m not even anywhere close to that right now’
As for when he is set to return, it’s complicated: Curry will be sidelined through at least Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday and will be reevaluated afterward. Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday, followed by a three-day break before a potential Game 6, giving Curry up to 12 days to recover. If necessary, Game 7 would take place on May 20.
Curry admitted that “there will eventually be conversations” on pushing harder to get back quicker for the Warriors. “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 and the body will tell you even if you’re able to do normal basketball movements, pain-free and all that stuff.
“And I know how tricky hamstrings can be where they can fool you and think that it’s healed even if you don’t feel anything. And so that gray area is a little, will be confusing I’m sure, but I’ll do everything in my power to get back as soon as possible.”
Curry also added that he is unsure at what point he will be able to return to the court given his inexperience with hamstring issues. “If it were my ankles or anything else, I’d be able to tell you pretty quickly,” Curry said.
I’m crossing my fingers and praying Steph Curry’s injury is not too serious and he won’t miss too many games🙏🏾
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 7, 2025
“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. Obviously working with [Rick Celebrini, Warriors VP of player health and performance] and his expertise on doing everything that we can to get me back out there as soon as possible. That’s the mission. And then whenever that time comes, I should have all the answers.”
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