Steve Kerr: No conversation of drop-dead date for shutting Steph Curry down for season

SAN FRANCISCO — A day after Steph Curry’s absence was extended at least another 10 days, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr made it clear Thursday that there have been no internal discussions about a potential drop-dead date for shutting down the star guard for the rest of the 2025-26 season.

“No,” Kerr said after Thursday’s practice. “That hasn’t been a conversation.”

The Warriors said Wednesday that Curry, who hasn’t played since Jan. 30 because of a lingering runner’s knee injury, was making “good progress” in his rehab, but would be out for at least another 10 days before being re-evaluated again. Curry, who turns 38 Saturday, has missed the last 15 games and is now on track to miss at least six more.

Kerr sounded hopeful Thursday that Curry was putting together solid workouts in his rehab process, but it remains unclear when, or if, Curry will play again this season. Kerr said Curry has only done individual on-court workouts with VP of player health and performance Rick Celebrini and assistant coach Bruce Fraser, and has yet to do work with the team.

“He did get on the court today, which is good,” Kerr said.

The Warriors, who come into Thursday’s game with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 32-33 record, have 17 games left in the regular season and currently sit in ninth place in the Western Conference.

“The biggest thing is, ‘Is he trending in the right direction?’” Kerr said. “And the answer’s yes. Talking to Rick today, he was encouraged with today’s work. We just have to continue the buildup at a measured pace because we don’t want any setbacks. So we’ll continue to be careful, and Rick will lead the effort, obviously. And he’ll be back when he’s back.”

As the Warriors wait for Curry’s return, they do so without swingman Moses Moody. Moody has missed four straight games because of a sprained wrist, and Kerr said he will remain out for a few more games. Kerr is hopeful that Moody will be able to return at some point on the Warriors’ upcoming six-game East Coast road trip.

Big man Kristaps Porzingis went through Thursday’s practice and is on track to play Friday against the Timberwolves. Kerr said it remains to be seen if Porzingis will play on both sides of any of the Warriors’ three remaining sets of back-to-back games.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” Kerr said.