‘Superman’ Curry opens up on Game 5 possibilities

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has revealed that a miracle is needed in order for him to be able to participate in his side’s next game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, saying that “even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn’t”.

He was responding to a comment made by his teammate Draymond Green, who said that “we’re not going to Superman this thing” when asked if he expects Curry to try to push to get over his hamstring issue and feature in the current series.

“If he’s in a place where he can play, I’m sure he will. Him and Rick [Celebrini, Warriors vice president of player health and performance] and everybody will figure that out. But we don’t need [Curry to try to be] Superman.

“Got to play the long game. If he can, we know he will. But there’s no pressure. We’ve got to figure out how to win whether he plays or not“, Green said.

'This is new, and from all that I’m learning'

Ahead of these comments, Curry had opened up on the uncertainty of his recovery, saying that this is a new issue and not something he has experience of: “If it were my ankles or anything else, I’d be able to tell you pretty quickly... This is new, and from all that I’m learning about how quickly you can get back, there has to be a healing process."

The respect the NBA has for Curry is unquestionable. Even rival player Anthony Edwards wanted to test his talent against the 3-point legend: “Trust me, man, I wish he could be out there to play against him, no matter how it goes... I was like, ‘I ain’t never going to stop shooting them. I learned that from you this summer.’ He’s the greatest. Greatest shooter of all time. I would definitely love to compete against him, man, but he got hurt, unfortunately, and I hope he gets better.”

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The Golden State Warriors are one game from elimination in the NBA playoffs after a 117-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals at home Monday night. Their next game is on Wednesday.

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