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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry is set to return to the Golden State Warriors as the NBA champions aim to take a 2-0 lead in their playoff series with the New Orleans Pelicans, coach Steve Kerr said Monday. Curry, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, has not played since spraining a ligament in his right knee on March 23 in the closing weeks of the regular season. Kerr said Monday that Curry […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry could return from month-long injury absence on Saturday, when his reigning champion Golden State Warriors open a second-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans. Warriors coach Steve Kerr was cautiously optimistic after Curry went through a full contact practice on Thursday for the first time since spraining a ligament in his right knee on March 23. “Steph practiced at 100 percent, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors will be heading into uncharted territory on Saturday as they open their NBA postseason campaign against the San Antonio Spurs missing star Stephen Curry and struggling to find their best form. For the first time since head coach Steve Kerr took over in 2014-2015, the Warriors will not enter the playoffs as owners of the NBA’s best record, starting as second seeds in the Western […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and Stephen Curry were on Friday named in a star-studded 35-man squad which will form the basis of the United States basketball team for the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Olympics. A total of 17 Olympic gold medallists and 30 former members of the USA national team pool were included in the list of players who will attend a training camp in Las Vegas in July. As […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says there’s “no way” injured star guard Stephen Curry will be available to play until the second round of the NBA post-season. The playoffs begin on April 14 and Kerr said Sunday that Curry will need more time to complete rehab on his sprained knee and get back into game shape once he resumes practicing with the reigning NBA champions. “There’s no way […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James will play alongside Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and former team-mate Kyrie Irving in next month’s NBA All-Star Game, it was revealed on Thursday. Cleveland Cavaliers icon James, who this week became only the seventh player in NBA history to pass 30,000 points, captains a powerful starting line-up against opposite number Stephen Curry’s selection. As well as Durant and Irving, James will be joined by New […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored 38 points and Stephen Curry added 30 to spark defending NBA champion Golden State over Chicago 119-112 Wednesday, giving the Warriors a club record-matching 14th consecutive road victory. Thompson and Curry, nicknamed “The Splash Brothers,” overwhelmed from 3-point range, with Thompson sinking seven 3-pointers and Curry adding six, while Kevin Durant had 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. “Every night we come out it’s a different […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and Golden State Warriors playmaker Stephen Curry are on course to be chosen as conference captains for next month’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles, voting results showed Thursday. James and Curry lead the latest fan voting which accounts for 50 percent of the ballot to determine the 10 starters for the All-Star Game on February 18 at the Staples Center. Current NBA players and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry’s 29 points and a triple-double from Draymond Green propelled the Golden State Warriors to a 124-114 NBA victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday. In a clash of the two highest-scoring teams in the NBA, the reigning champion Warriors shrugged off the absence of forward Kevin Durant, with Andre Iguodala stepping into the starter’s role and contributing 10 points and seven assists. Green’s 17 points, 14 rebounds […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry returned with a vengeance on Saturday, draining 10 three-pointers in the Golden State Warriors’ 141-128 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Curry’s 10 from beyond the arc were the most by a player in a single game this season. He scored 38 points in less than 26 minutes on the floor, showing no sign of trouble from the right ankle injury that sidelined […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry will miss the NBA showdown against Cleveland on December 25 because of a nagging right ankle sprain, the defending champion Golden State Warriors said Tuesday. Curry has helped spark the Warriors to titles over Cleveland in two of the past three NBA Finals and lost a third to the Cavaliers last year in seven games. Averaging 26.3 points, 6.6 assists, 5.1 rebounds […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA champion Golden State Warriors were firing on all cylinders Friday in a 133-112 victory over the Orlando Magic in Florida. The banged-up Warriors, with Stephen Curry nursing a painful bruised finger, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson battling troublesome ankles and David West suffering from a sore left knee, nevertheless proved more than a match for the Magic. Thompson scored 27 points, while Durant connected on 10 of […]
