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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors looks on in the first half during a game aagainst the Orlando Magic at Kia Center on November 18, 2025 in Orlando

The Golden State Warriors are hopeful to get veteran sharpshooter Stephen Curry back for next Friday’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr circled the Dec. 12 game as a target for Curry’s return after Tuesday’s 124-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kerr also confirmed that Curry won’t travel with the team for the upcoming three-game East road trip, which includes stops in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago.

“He will not make the trip. He’s gonna stay home,” Kerr said of Curry on Tuesday night, via 95.7 The Game.

“It was a long shot for him to play in the back-to-back [against the Cavaliers and Bulls]. And we don’t play again until Friday, so it just makes perfect sense for him to stay home with [director of sports medicine and performance] Rick [Celebrini], get the rehab done here, get his work in and hopefully be ready for Minnesota next Friday.”

Warriors Surprise Thunder

The Warriors were not just without Curry, but even Jimmy Butler III (sore left knee) for the second half of Tuesday’s game against the reigning NBA champions. Yet, the Warriors made it a close affair that ended in the Thunder pulling away with a 33-24 advantage in the fourth quarter.

Kerr’s team shocked the defending champions by outscoring them 44-28 in the third quarter, courtesy of Brandin Podziemski (nine points), Moses Moody (eight points), Pat Spencer (nine points) and Gary Payton III (six points) carrying the offensive load. Furthermore, new acquisition Seth Curry and Jonathan Kuminga came up huge as well.

Seth Curry finished with 14 points from just 18 minutes, including two made threes.

Stephen Curry Injury

Stephen Curry was initially slated to be reevaluated on Thursday after he was diagnosed with a quad contusion and a muscle strain last week. However, Kerr’s latest update suggests the evaluation won’t exactly determine his return date, as the Warriors will be without their best player regardless of his progress over the next three road games.

Curry hurt his quad during last Wednesday’s loss to the Houston Rockets. The injury occurred with 3:24 left in the fourth quarter when he tried to defend a charging Amen Thompson under the rim, which was first deemed an offensive foul. However, the call got overturned into a blocking foul on Curry, who stayed in the game until the last 35.2 seconds despite a palpable limp. Although he walked back to the locker room on his own volition, he seemed in a great deal of pain, struggling to place weight on his left leg.

Shortly after the injury, Kerr said he was glad Curry didn’t hurt his knee or ankle.

“It’s a big relief,” Kerr said on the Stephen Curry injury, via The Athletic’s Nick Friedell.

“You always worry when Steph goes down that it’s something that’s going to keep him out for a while. So, the fact that we’re taking it by the week and doesn’t appear to be anything too serious is a great sign. It gives us relief for sure.”

Sai Mohan covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sports writer with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided’s Hoops Habit, International Business Times, Hindustan Times and more. More about Sai Mohan

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