Warriors' Stephen Curry - 'Even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn't' - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors superstar Stephen Curry does not expect to be able to make a return to the court Wednesday for Game 5 with Golden State's season on the line, he told Andscape's Marc J. Spears on Monday night.

«Even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn't,» Curry told Spears, referring to his hamstring injury.

Curry was responding to a comment by teammate Draymond Green that the Warriors and Curry are not going to try to «Superman this thing» if the star isn't fully ready to return.

Without Curry, the Warriors lost Game 4, 117-110, to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Down 3-1, the Warriors now must win in Minneapolis in Game 5 to keep their season alive, and will in all likelihood have to do so without Curry.

Curry suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in the second quarter of Game 1 last Tuesday. He will be re-evaluated Wednesday, the day of Game 5.

If the Warriors can extend their season, that could give Curry another three days of recovery before a potential Game 6 on Sunday at Chase Center.

«No, we're not going to Superman this thing,» Green said when asked if he expects Curry to try to push to come back, and if so, would he be a part of that conversation. «If he's in a place where he can play, I'm sure he will. Him and Rick [Celebrini, Warriors VP of player health and performance] and everybody will figure that out. But we don't need [Curry to try to be] Superman.

»Gotta play the long game. If he can, we know he will. But there's no pressure. We've got to figure out how to win whether he plays or not."

Without Curry, the Warriors were undone by a 17-0 run in the third quarter that turned a 68-all game into a Wolves rout. The Warriors were outscored 39-17 in the third quarter. Jimmy Butler, who played 43 minutes