Warriors guard Stephen Curry has targeted Saturday's (AEDT) game against the Hawks to make his return from a sprained right ankle, ESPN.com reported .
Curry will have the injury re-evaluated Wednesday to ensure there’s no danger of a setback.
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Curry, who missed most of December with a right ankle sprain, reinjured his ankle against the Spurs on March 9 (AEDT) when he stepped on Dejounte Murray's ankle after attempting a fast-break lay-up.
Right ankle roll by Curry as he got near the backboard stanchion. pic.twitter.com/wGlrhr39Dg
— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) March 9, 2018
The Warriors called a timeout after the play but Curry received little medical attention on the bench. He stayed in the game and knocked down two free throws before heading to the locker room to have his right ankle evaluated.
Curry is averaging 26.8 points, 6.3 assists and 5.2 rebounds in 49 games played for the 53-18 Warriors, who have gone 2-4 in this latest stretch without the two-time MVP.
Although Golden State will get a boost with Curry back on the floor, the team is still dealing with the absence of Klay Thompson (thumb) and nagging injuries to Kevin Durant (ribs) and Draymond Green, who took a knee to the groin Tuesday against the Spurs.
Looks like Draymond Green caught a Danny Green knee to a very sensitive area pic.twitter.com/hn5y0OuLJc
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) March 20, 2018
“It’ll be fine. I think it’s something that is at the peak right now,” Green said as he limped to postgame interviews (via the East Bay Times). “But it’s calmed down a little bit since it happened. It ain’t that serious.”
Luckily for the banged-up Warriors, they have three days off before hosting Atlanta.