The Warriors star, Stephen Curry, was forced to watch the last 4 games of Golden State against Minnesota with tension in the hamstrings.
San Francisco (AP) – The finished season, Stephen Curry stopped before leaving Chase Center for a handshake and a long embrace with Draymond Green.
These two longtime teammates are determined to make another championship together, and now with Jimmy Butler by their side, knowing that there may be too many opportunities.
Curry expressed his sadness against the end of the Golden State season, with him on the bench unable to help due to an injury to the hamstrings.
The warriors were eliminated By Minnesota Timberwolves in a defeat of 121-110 games 5 Wednesday evening in the semi-finals of the Western Conference- Fourth consecutive game from Golden State without curry Due to a left ischo-leg since he was injured in the second quarter of match 1 last week.
At 37 years old and with 16 seasons of the NBA in his name, Curry realizes that the titles of the NBA and the places in the playoffs are no longer guaranteed and that there could be only one handful of chances that left, Butler, Green and with Steve Kerr as a coach.
“Everything we wanted was a chance, and ending the year as we did, sneaking in the playoffs and winning this first round, there are a lot to be proud, given the place where we were”, “ Said Curry. “But really disappointed, and frankly sad that I was not able to play. We hope we have a brilliant future in terms of return next year and try again.”
Golden State has finished 29-15 since the first butler match on February 8 in Chicago, 23-8 in the regular season, a victory against Memphis and 5-7 in two playoffs.
Butler was beautifully mixed in the system, and he is not convinced that this central group has a two -year window to win everything.
“Yeah, and then if we win, it could be longer than that because I always think that we have a lot of superb basketball in front of us,” He said. “I don’t think this age thing is something like everyone takes care of their body,” is doing well. I think the potential is there. ”
Everyone is impatient to have a training camp together, even with changes expected during the summer and the free period. The future of striker Jonathan Kuminga is one of the biggest urgent questions in the offseason, because he should become a limited free agent in July.
“I haven’t thought about anything yet,” said Kuminga, the seventh overall choice of the team in 2021.
For the moment, Curry plans to take a basketball break and focus on the family. He collected an average of 24.5 points, 6.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds playing more than 32 minutes per game.
If people call him the old man these days, he agrees with that.
“First, this is an ultimate compliment because it is part of the level in which you play. Like:” Oh, he always does it at this age “” Said Curry. “Second, this is a reminder of your basketball mortality and enjoying every moment you have.
“This is why the way it ended was emotional as it was, not being able to play in these big games because you do not know how many opportunities you will have.
“But I think that the difference on and off the field, like seeing my family and seeing my children grow up and opportunities out of the field, it allows me to have fun and appreciate this chapter of my life as much as possible, knowing that, hopefully, the next chapter is as big, but this one, I try to have fun and experience and to withdraw as much as possible.”
