Stephen Curry’s ankle is improving, but still not quite right
Go ahead and fret, Warriors fans:
“Based on how I feel right now, I probably couldn’t play,” he said after Wednesday’s practice.
Curry’s status has become The Story in the first week of these NBA playoffs.
Head coach Steve Kerr hears all the chatter about the Warriors proceeding cautiously with Curry because they hold a two games-to-none lead on the Rockets.
It’s about whether he’s OK or not.
[...] if he’s not quite OK and there’s a risk of him injuring himself or making it worse, then we won’t play him.
The Warriors practiced for more than an hour after their arrival in Houston, but they did not scrimmage.
Curry participated in all the drills, then went through his customary, post-practice shooting routine.
Kerr said Curry moved well during the practice, showing no signs of favoring his ankle.
[...] on Monday night, Curry abruptly cut short his pregame warm-up session because his ankle was bothering him.
There were times in Curry’s shooting session when the ball repeatedly and strangely bounced off the back rim.
There also were times when he found his familiar rhythm, draining 8 of 10 three-point attempts during one stretch.
If Curry doesn’t play Thursday night, and returns for Game 4 on Sunday, he will have gone seven full days without any game action.