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The Golden State Warriors will look for a second straight win when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
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It will be the second and final meeting of the season between the two teams. The Warriors pulled out a 120-107 victory in the first meeting in late December.
Steph Curry ruled out vs. Nets due to lingering knee injury
When it comes to Steph Curry, the star guard may be moving closer to a return to game action, but that return won’t come on Wednesday night.
Curry has been ruled out of the game against Brooklyn due to the same lingering knee injury that has kept him sidelined since late January.
Overall, it will be the 22nd consecutive missed game for Curry, whose last game action came against the Detroit Pistons back on Jan. 30. On the season, Curry has appeared in just 39 games for Golden State and posted averages of of 27.2 points, 4.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per performance.
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The Warriors provided a recent injury update on Curry that indicated that the star guard is moving in the right direction in terms of his recovery would would begin practicing with the team in the near future.
Golden State is basically locked into a spot in the Play-In Tournament at this point of the season, so there’s really no rush for Curry to get back as long as he’s ready for the tournament game(s), and maybe a game of two beforehand to knock off some rust.
“We’re squarely in the play-in (tournament), no matter what we do,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said of the situation. “The bottom line is that if Steph is healthy, he’s going to play. It’s what we’re here for. And the chance to get in the playoffs is a big deal for us. A big deal for Steph, at 38. We don’t know how many more chances there are, so you go for it.”
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