Coach Steve Kerr said Thursday the 37-year-old two-time Kia MVP is expected to return for Friday’s game against Minnesota (10 p.m. ET, NBA TV) following a five-game absence nursing a left quadriceps contusion and muscle strain. He was not listed on the NBA’s injury report Friday morning.

Curry played in his first game after missing five straight because of a quad injury, and he hit big shots before and during Friday's game.

Curry had a famous from-the-tunnel pregame tradition at Oracle Arena — which was essentially a very long baseline extended shot — but with the move to the Chase Center, Curry had to adapt the shot, which is now longer than the length of the court. Which is not out of his range, apparently.

Just as fans were glued to injury updates and counting down a long-awaited return, another storyline quietly slipped into the spotlight. The first official look at the shoe came via Sole Retriever on X,

After the Bears blew out the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Sunday, Williams inadvertently made another connection between himself and Curry, albeit an indirect one that is much more #online-coded for people used to sports memes from social media than anything else. Also, I'm not entirely sure its wording was inadvertent.

Nearly one-third of the way into a season during which he will turn 38 - old by NBA standards and practically ancient for guards - Stephen Curry is showing few signs of advanced basketball age.

Golden State Warriors face Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Stephen Curry returns after injury, scoring 39 points in his last game. Jimmy Butler is a