Having suffered yet another defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in the round 2 playoff series, the Golden State Warriors are down 1-3 in the contest, and it can be stated that the clouds of elimination are hovering over them. The Warriors started the series on the best note, winning the first game to take a critical lead, but the injury suffered by Stephen Curry proved to be a huge setback for the Warriors, so much so that they could not compensate and lost three games in a row.
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Stephen Curry on His Chances to Play Game 5 Against the Timberwolves
As their backs are against the wall, the GSW will enter the court on Wednesday with the motive to stay alive in the competition. However, it will be beyond daunting for them if Curry does not return in time. As per coach Steve Kerr, the next update on Curry's injury will be dropped on Wednesday. Thus, all eyes would be on the injury report that will be released by the Warriors ahead of Game 5.
However, based on what Curry said upon being asked about the chances of him featuring in Game 5, it seems unlikely that he will play Game 5.
After Game 4 on Monday in San Francisco, Curry told Andscape regarding the possibility of him returning for Game 5 in Minneapolis on Wednesday, "Even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn't."
The "Superman" remark was brought to light by Golden State's Draymond Green after the Warriors' 117-110 loss on Monday.
Asked about Curry's possible return in Game 5, Green said, "No, we're not going to Superman this thing. If he's in a place where he can play, I'm sure he will. Him and Rick (Celebrini, the team's vice president of player health and performance) and everybody will figure that out. But we don't need (Curry to try to be) Superman.
"Gotta play the long game. If he can, we know he will. But there's no pressure. We've got to figure out how to win whether he plays or not."