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Curry hopes to return from injury 鈥榠n early spring鈥
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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry 鈥渄efinitely鈥 plans to return this season from his broken left hand and is hoping to be back on the court at 鈥渟ome point in early spring.鈥
When exactly the two-time National Basketball Association MVP will be able to play again remains uncertain.
Curry addressed the media on Monday night for the first time since getting injured on October 30 and said he needs a second surgery on his non-shooting hand, probably in early December, to remove pins that were inserted during the first procedure on November 1 that involved his hand and index finger.
鈥(Managing the) swelling is something that鈥檚 going to be of the utmost priority early in the rehab process,鈥 Curry said, 鈥渢o get me a chance to come back and get my range of motion back pretty quickly.鈥
The Warriors initially said Curry would be re-evaluated three months after the surgery, which would be early February.
Curry referred to himself and injured teammate Klay Thompson as 鈥渃aged animals, wanting to be unleashed.鈥
Thompson, the other part of Golden State鈥檚 Splash Brothers combo, is recovering from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The team hopes he can return this season.
Curry, a three-time NBA champion, said he experienced some minor nerve irritation shortly after he underwent his first hand surgery, a common byproduct of the procedure. That鈥檚 one thing doctors will continue to monitor throughout his rehab process, and it will impact when he can return.
For now, Curry is working out his lower body and doing whatever training is permitted by the team鈥檚 medical staff, saying he鈥檚 using this three-month period without basketball as a 鈥渕ini offseason鈥 to fine-tune his body.
The Warriors鈥 longest-tenured player had praise for his teammates, who took the court on Monday against Utah with a 2-8 record that was tied with the New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans for the worst in the NBA. The Warriors lost 108-122 to the Jazz to fall to 2-9.
Curry described rookie Eric Paschall鈥檚 energy as contagious and said the play of new guard D鈥橝ngelo Russell has been 鈥渦nreal.鈥 Asked what the benefits would be for him and Thompson to return to the court this season if it was only for the final few weeks, Curry had an answer.
鈥淛ust to understand the chemistry with the young guys,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e can play around with rotations and just get a vibe of what the following season, when we鈥檙e all healthy, looks like.鈥
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