Curry was set to return — if only the rest of the Dubs had won only one more game without him.
All the Golden State Warriors needed to do for Steph Curry was to win at least one additional game — but alas, they were unable to do so.
In the alternate timeline that they managed to do so, however, Curry would’ve been in line for a Game 6 return, one that would’ve granted him an additional three days of recovery, due to the home opener of the Golden State Valkyries taking place in Chase Center. By that time, Curry would most likely have been cleared by Warriors’ director of sports medicine and performance, Rick Celebrini.
“Everything was kind of aligned for (me to return for) Game 6,” Curry told reporters during his exit interview with the media. “I had some testing to do. Who knows how that would’ve went… First time dealing with this injury, I was pretty optimistic. But there were a couple more checkpoints to get through. It’s the great ‘what if.’”
Steph Curry said “everything was aligned” for his Game 6 return. Just needed to clear some final testing.
Here is sound from his exit interview on his summer and the two-year window ahead pic.twitter.com/nPDYv6uC9A
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 15, 2025
It felt rough for the Warriors to go down in five games against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a series where Curry played only a full quarter. Instead of hurrying back to salvage the season — something Curry has been quite adept at during his career — he will have around four months of straight rest, with no Olympics or other mid-offseason playing commitment to worry about.