Steph Curry will most likely go down as the greatest shooter in NBA history and his talents are responsible for a great deal of the Warriors' success over the last few years. Case in point, the Warriors have won three championships in the last five seasons and without Steph, none of that would have been possible. This season has been a bit different for the Warriors as Curry went down with a broken hand back on October 30th. Over the past few weeks, there has been a ton of speculation as to when Curry would make his return.

Last night, the Golden State Warriors blessed their fans with an update. Curry will be ready to go as of tonight and will be making his return against the Toronto Raptors. Curry took to Twitter where he posted a meme that pretty well gives you his thoughts on coming back to the court. 

Steph Curry is the heart and soul of the Golden State Warriors and it’s been that way for the better part of a decade. This season has been tough for Warriors fans as Curry has been out with a devastating broken hand. This past week, there have been a ton of reports about Curry’s recovery and how he should be ready to get back into the lineup soon. In fact, Curry played in a scrimmage with the Warriors G-League team before being called back up.

There was a rumor floating around that Curry could end up playing as early as March 1st but, of course, that never happened. Now, he’s rumored to be back in time for Thursday. According to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports, the Warriors have been quite unhappy with all of the rumors floating around in relation to their star player.

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Per NBC Sports:

“Curry has been itching to come back. He privately targeted this game against the Washington Wizards as his return to the court and has been preparing as such behind the scenes. Whispers about the March 1 target date reached the public in mid-January and when reports surfaced a week ago that Curry would come back March 1, the Warriors weren’t exactly thrilled.”

The Golden State Warriors are last place in the entire NBA so their anger shouldn’t be surprising. This season has been one to forget and they’re probably already looking forward to having a healthy squad next year.

Steph Curry came into this season knowing things were going to be different. Without Klay Thompson in the lineup, it was quite clear that this Warriors team wasn’t going to be good enough to go to the NBA Finals. However, no one expected them to be last place in the entire league. Of course, this happened because Curry went down with a hand injury early in the season. Curry has been hard at work rehabbing his hand and it is believed he could be back in the lineup as soon as this weekend.

Interestingly enough, Curry could be back in the lineup but he won’t exactly be at 100 percent. His trainer Brandon Payne recently spoke to NBC Sports about Curry’s injury and how he actually has nerve damage right now. In fact, this damage could take a long time to heal.

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“I think, as far as the healing, that’s all going really well. You mentioned the nerve issue. We’re still kind of working through that and that’s something that’s gonna progressively improve over time,” Payne said Yahoo! Sports. “It’s not all the way back to where he wants it to be right now, but it has gotten better since the surgery and since the initial recovery period after the surgery. So he is feeling a little bit better in his hand now that we’re getting closer for when it’s time for him to play. And that will continue to improve. The doctors have told us that could take up to a year to fully come back.”

With this in mind, don’t expect Curry to be back to his usual tricks right away. With the nerve damage lingering, it could take Curry a bit longer to get back into the swing of things. 

Steph Curry has consistently been one of the best players in the NBA over the last few seasons and he has three NBA championships to show for it. Unfortunately, Curry suffered a broken hand at the beginning of the season and he has been out of the Warriors lineup ever since. It remains to be seen when he'll come back but fans are optimistic that it will be sooner than later. 

Curry has been working hard to rehab his hand and come back stronger than ever. Now, Curry is participating in non-contact drills at practice. As you would expect, shooting has been his number one priority and in the video below, Curry can be seen showing off his jumper. Curry makes shots with ease and looks as though he is ready for a mighty comeback.

Steph Curry went down with a broken hand at the beginning of the season which ultimately put the Golden State Warriors in a tremendous hole. Without Curry in the lineup, the Warriors have become the worst team in the entire NBA and at this rate, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them get a lottery pick in the draft. Regardless, Curry has been hard at work trying to get himself right for the final stretch of the season.

Some think Curry will be back in March although for now, that remains to be seen. Recently, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave a massive update on Curry and what he’s been able to do with the team as of late. As Kerr explains, Curry is already participating in drills and by next month, they’ll have a pretty good idea of when he’ll be able to make his return.

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“He’s jumped into a few of our non-contact, offensive 5-on-0 stuff,” Kerr said according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “But he’s coming around. We’ll have another update I guess, a more thorough update, on March 1. But right now, everything is going smoothly and he’s just trying to build his conditioning base and keep getting better.”

This latest update should be great news for Warriors fans who have had to sit through one of the team’s worst seasons in recent memory. Once Curry comes back, they will certainly start winning at a higher clip again.