After more than two months out of action, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is expected to “be cleared to return” to the court for Sunday’s matchup against former teammate Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater.
Curry hasn’t played since Jan. 30, sidelined by a nagging right knee injury that has cost him the last 27 games. His absence, combined with the loss of All-Star forward Jimmy Butler to a torn right ACL in late January, caused Golden State to plummet in the standings.
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With the two-time NBA MVP in the lineup this season, the Warriors have gone 23-16, outscoring opponents by 2.5 points per 100 non-garbage-time possessions with a near-top-five offense, per Cleaning the Glass. However, since his injury, they have gone 9-18 with the fifth-worst offense and eighth-worst defense in the NBA, falling from eighth in the West to 10th, en route to last place in the Western Conference play-in tournament.
This story will be updated.