In today’s Dub Hub:
- Steph Curry targeting a potential return this Sunday against the Rockets, per The Athletic.
- Al Horford encouraged by the progress of his calf strain, still limited to individual work during practice.
- Amar’e Stoudemire, Doc Rivers headline NBA candidates for the Hall of Fame Class of 2026, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The Golden State Warriors could be getting their most important player back soon.
According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Anthony Slater, Steph Curry is targeting Sunday’s home matchup against the Houston Rockets as a potential return date after missing the team’s past 25 games.
Curry has
been sidelined since January with a right knee injury, but he appears to be trending in the right direction. He participated in Tuesday’s practice and took part in a 5-on-5 scrimmage — a significant step forward in his recovery.
That progress hasn’t gone unnoticed. Following the scrimmage, head coach Steve Kerr said he wouldn’t rule out Curry returning this weekend.
While there’s still uncertainty surrounding the exact timeline, the possibility alone is a major development for Golden State. The Warriors have continued to compete without Curry, but the margin for error has been thin, especially against top-tier opponents. Getting him back would not only stabilize the offense, but also provide a much-needed lift as the Warriors push toward the postseason and prepare for their matchup in the Play-In Tournament.
For more on this and other news around the NBA, here is our latest news round-up for Wednesday, April 1st:
Warriors News:
Power Rankings, Week 24: Celtics, Wolves rising as season nears its end | NBA
Though Curry has played in only 39 games, the Warriors have a higher effective field goal percentage (55%, 12th) than they did last season (53.6%, 20th). But they’ve seen the league’s third-biggest jump in turnover rate, its fourth-biggest drop in free throw rate, and its sixth-biggest drop in offensive rebounding percentage.
Draymond Green reflects on his future amid uncertainty
Green has accepted those choices without agitation, letting Kerr and general manager Mike Dunleavy know that he is willing to move to a bench role, if necessary, while still believing plenty of positive basketball remains ahead.
“It doesn’t have to look a certain way for me,” Green said. “I fear ever becoming one of those guys that everybody else know [their time is up] but me. I just never want to be that guy. Ego and entitlement can very much lead you to be that guy.”
Al Horford impressed Steph Curry eyeing return with Warriors ‘fighting’ to win | NBC Sports BA
NBA News:
Mark Cuban says he regrets selling Mavericks to Adelson, Dumont families | ESPN
Cuban, who sold the majority share of the franchise to the Adelson and Dumont families in December 2023, has privately grumbled for more than a year about the business partners he chose. He took those complaints public during an appearance on an episode of the “Intersections” podcast that published Tuesday morning.
“I don’t regret selling,” Cuban said. “I regret who I sold to. I made a lot of mistakes in the process, and I’ll leave it at that.”
Amar’e Stoudemire, Doc Rivers headline NBA candidates for the Hall of Fame Class of 2026
In case you missed it at Golden State of Mind:
Preview: Spurs, Wembanyama visit Warriors trying to even season series
Deep breath before I rattle off these depressing injury reports…..Stephen Curry is out with a knee injury. Jimmy Butler is watching from a couch somewhere with a surgically repaired ACL. Moses Moody just got diagnosed with a torn patellar tendon. Al Horford’s soleus strain has him re-evaluating week to week. Will Richard and Quinten Post are both day-to-day.
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