Steph Curry shuts down ‘Superman’ injury return for Warriors’ must-win Game 5
NY Post
A grim sight during Monday night’s 117-110 Warriors loss to the Timberwolves, Steph Curry in street clothes, got far more bleak after the game as Steph Curry looks unlikely to return from his hamstring injury for Game 5 as previously hoped.
Curry, who is dealing with the first soft tissue injury of his career, said he does not expect to return as the Warriors are down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
“Even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn’t,” Curry told Andscape.
Curry had previously said he would be out for a week with a Grade 1 hamstring strain, but now, seven days later, he’s ruling himself out ahead of Wednesday’s Game 5.
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