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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors warms up before their game against the San Antonio Spurs at Chase Center on April 01, 2026 in San Francisco, California.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors warms up before their game against the San Antonio Spurs at Chase Center on April 01, 2026 in San Francisco, California.<\/p>\n
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Injured Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors greets teammates during a time out of their game against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Chase Center on April 01, 2026 in San Francisco, California.<\/p>\n
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It was the first bit of normalcy in weeks. The first jolt of excitement for the Golden State Warriors<\/a> in far too long.<\/p>\n And a very welcome sight.<\/p>\n Before Wednesday\u2019s game<\/a>, the Warriors\u2019 127-113 loss to the Spurs at Chase Center, Stephen Curry<\/a> participated in shooting drills. There was No. 30, draining 3-point shots, looping in 20-footers, running around the arc, bopping in place, constantly moving.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The site was comforting. Familiar. And a good omen.<\/p>\n Curry hadn\u2019t shot on the floor before a game \u2014 with the whole world watching \u2014 since the last game he played, Jan. 30, sixty days earlier. He has missed 26 games. But now all signs point to him returning to the court on Easter Sunday against Houston. (Please, hold your resurrection jokes.)<\/p>\n San Francisco Chronicle Logo<\/p>\n Make us a Preferred Source to get more of our news when you search.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add Preferred Source<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe said yesterday that he wanted to shoot on the court,\u201d coach Steve Kerr<\/a> said. \u201cI think it\u2019s purposeful. I think he wants to feel the crowd and show the crowd that he wants to come back. So that\u2019s the hope. He\u2019ll have another scrimmage here in the next couple days \u2014 I think tomorrow \u2014 and we\u2019ll see how he feels after that.\u201d<\/p>\n If Curry returns Sunday, the Warriors would have five regular-season games remaining to try to get organized for a play-in game on either April 14 or April 15. To see if they can salvage something from this miserable, injury-riddled season.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s not a whole lot of time, obviously,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cThree or four games and hopefully we can develop a semblance of a rotation and figure out exactly who we want to play with whom.<\/p>\n \u201cThree or four games. That\u2019s all we need.\u201d<\/p>\n A handful of games is better than nothing. Not because there\u2019s any expectation that Curry will arrive in a superhero cape and carry his team from play-in to playoffs and on to a postseason run. Though, let\u2019s be honest, that\u2019s everybody\u2019s secret dream.\u00a0<\/p>\n But it\u2019s imperative for the Warriors to learn more than just what the rotation is for mid-April. They need to know what the future could look like. What questions can be answered. And they need to launch into next season with the kind of urgency only Curry\u2019s greatness can create.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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