The Minnesota Timberwolves had a tough start to their playoff series against the Golden State Warriors.
Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals saw a historically bad shooting performance from Minnesota, with only five of their 29 three-point attempts falling. Considering the poor shooting, they’re fortunate Golden State only won by 11 points.
Contributing to a lower-than-average scoring output from the Warriors was the absence of superstar point guard Steph Curry. The four-time champion left the game early in the first half and was quickly ruled out with a hamstring strain.
Unbelievably, this is the first muscle strain for the 37-year-old Curry in his career, which is hard to fathom but true. He is expected to be out for at least the next week, per ESPN’s Shams Charania, but even that is an unknown.
Because this is the first injury of this type for Curry in his illustrious career, the exact timetable for his return is murky at best. If the Timberwolves are able to bounce back in the games Curry can’t participate in, there maybe a push to bring Curry back sooner-rather than later.
“Eventually there will be conversations like that. But I’m not anywhere close to that.” Curry told the Athletic’s Anthony Slater. “I know how tricky hamstrings can be. They can fool you to think they’re healed (when they’re not).”
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It seems as long as the series doesn’t get out of reach for the Warriors, Curry will rest up as much as possible to ensure the hamstring isn’t reaggravated. For now, the Timberwolves will have one less thing to worry about in Game 2 and beyond.
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