Stephen Curry rolled his ankle right at the “burning moment” of the Playoffs race, an injury that made Golden State Warriors fans extremely worried.

Turning his neck quite painfully in the match against the Chicago Bulls on March 8, Stephen Curry will have to take time off to recuperate. However, the positive thing is that the “head chef” will not have to sit out for too long.

Two reputable journalists, including Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski, simultaneously reported that Curry’s injury is not a concern. MRI results showed that Stephen’s ankle was not damaged and only needed a few days of rest to recover.

Video of Stephen Curry’s painful ankle roll in the match against the Chicago Bulls on March 8

In the immediate future, the Golden State Warriors will let their No. 1 star sit out the match against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday morning (March 10). After that, Curry will be considered for reappearance in a series of 3 away games next week if he feels okay.

The Warriors will march to the stadiums of San Antonio (Tuesday, March 12), Dallas Mavericks (Thursday, March 14) and Los Angeles Lakers (Sunday, March 17) next week.

Journalist Shams quoted a source from the team saying that Curry’s ankle is much better after a day of rest, so there is a high possibility that he will return soon to avoid affecting Golden State’s Playoffs race.

At this point, every match is very important to the Golden State Warriors. They are ranked 9th in the Western rankings after losing to the Chicago Bulls on March 8, have the same win rate as the 10th-ranked Los Angeles Lakers and are 3.0 games away from the Playoffs group (top-7).

Every match of the Golden State Warriors at this time is extremely important in the race for the Playoffs (to the top-7 teams in the West).

Although the above information shows positivity about Stephen Curry’s ability to recover and return soon, the Golden State Warriors still need to be prepared if things do not go as planned.

“There is only one Stephen Curry in this basketball world and no one can replace him. So missing Steph will bring many difficulties, but it doesn’t mean we’re here waiting for him to return ,” Draymond Green shared.

“The team will have some changes in personnel and tactics to go through this period. We still have Chris Paul, an experienced PG and very famous for his leadership ability. The whole team will try to maintain their form until Curry recovers.”

Without Stephen Curry, coach Steve Kerr will increase the playing minutes of Chris Paul and rookie Brandin Podziemski in the ball-leading defender group. As for Paul, there is a high possibility that he will play from the start to replace Curry.

In addition, Moses Moody and Klay Thompson can also play more to improve the strength of the attack, the aspect most affected when the “chef” is out.