Warriors coach Steve Kerr says Stephen Curry will play in the play-in tourney if obtainable.
DALLAS (AP) — Stephen Curry will be obtainable for the SoFi Play-In Tournament if his ailing proper knee permits.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr dismissed the notion that the Warriors would sit their famous person and not using a assured spot in the playoffs on Monday. Kerr mentioned earlier than Golden State’s sport at Dallas that Curry’s deliberate participation in apply a day earlier was delay by the medical employees.
A six-game street journey ends towards the Mavericks, and the Warriors will determine what’s subsequent for Curry after they get residence.
“It’s all just part of the rehab and all the different testing he does,” Kerr mentioned. “Just pushed back a day or two.”
The Warriors are in tenth place in the Western Conference, and if they end the season in that last spot in the Play-In Tournament, they must win two street video games to make the playoffs. Curry hasn’t performed since Jan. 30 as he offers with patella-femoral ache syndrome and bone bruising in the knee.
Golden State entered Monday 23-16 with Curry and 10-22 with out him, together with a 1-8 stretch that has dropped them to 6-15 since his newest damage.
“We’re not chasing a Play-In berth. We are squarely in the Play-In no matter what we do,” Kerr mentioned. “Bottom line, if Steph is healthy, he’s going to play because that’s what we’re here for. The chance to get into the playoffs is a big deal for us, big deal for Steph.”
