In a candid interview with NBA Today, Stephen Curry discusses his ongoing recovery from a runner's knee that caused him to miss the last five games before the All-Star break, noting steady daily improvement but no fixed rehab timeline. He reflects on the Warriors' recent trade deadline acquisition of Kristaps Porzingis, describing the stretch‑big as a long‑needed piece that, alongside Draymond Green and veteran Al Horford, adds new front‑court versatility. Curry evaluates the team's current season outlook, emphasizing that despite early struggles and the emotional blow of Jimmy Gill's injury, the Warriors remain a tough Western Conference playoff contender. He speaks about the collective belief and adaptability required to stay in the championship conversation. Finally, Curry shares his personal mindset: gratitude for his career, love for the game, and sustained motivation to chase a fifth NBA title while staying present and enjoying each competition.
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Here's Curry, deep triple! It's good!
That is ridiculous.
You missed the last 5 games before the All-Star break with runners' knee. How are you feeling now, and what does the maintenance of that look like over the course of the season?
There's not really a predictable kind of timeline in terms of rehab, but every day's been getting better. I'm hoping I'll be back soon after— The break, the rest part is hard to actually get back to 100% so that I can get back out there and do my thing. But I'm getting close, though.
The trade deadline, it has come and gone. You all added Kristaps Porzingis. A stretch big is something that this team has needed almost your entire tenure, really.
Mm-hmm.
Where do you assess what you can do this season?
This has been such a unique year, but as long as we can find our way into a playoff series, we feel like we are a tough out for anybody at the top of the West. And with Porzingis here, Hopefully he's healthy and able to be out there consistently because we know what he's capable of doing and a new dynamic that he gives us as a stretch big next to Draymond. You know, Al Horford for our front line that is wise and has so much experience and, you know, versatility there. But then our young guys are coming up. You know, Moses has been playing unbelievable. You know, Melton being healthy, being back, helping us. So all those pieces are starting to— Yeah. Aligned. With Jimmy going out, that was an emotional moment in the season, not just for him and where he's at in his career, and hopefully he comes back healthy.
You've had teammates have these really serious, unfortunate, catastrophic injuries. Now Jimmy, having that be emotional for you. When you get that sort of call, does it feel like being so close and now saying, "We're back to..." not square one, but having an outside shot versus adding number 5.
It's like when you come into a season, you have an idea of what this, you know, specific team is capable of and what it's gonna take to, you know, reach our full potential, meaning, you know, be relevant in the championship kind of conversation. And we didn't get off to a great start, but it was kind of manageable in terms of understanding where we could get better. And then we had a, what, 12, 15-game run where we were, you know, that team again, and the identity was starting to show. And then Jimmy Gill goes down and, you know, it's a tough blow. Being able to adapt and still figure out how we can put things together with the guys that we have to stay in that conversation. It might not look the same as it has in years past, but the belief is still there. That gives you, you know, something to get excited about down the stretch of the season.
The Golden State Warriors are on top of the NBA world. The Dubs dynasty is still very much alive.
Knowing that the identity of this group, of your career, has been 4-time champion, how do you balance that with still finding joy in where you are and what's realistic right now?
I've had just gratitude and appreciation for the journey, but I still love to play basketball. Like, just at its core, I still love the work that goes into it. It's my happy place when I'm out there on the court. So that belief and that joy that I try to play with, I think, is contagious, you know, for our team. I'm still motivated to, you know, keep chasing, you know, that— elusive 5th championship and that opportunity. The challenge is to stay in the moment, enjoy playing basketball, enjoy the fight of competing, you know, night in, night out.
I wanna try to post up what I look like.
Play.
Hit them with it. Hit 'em with it. I'm on fire. The city of me is too tough.
