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Steve Kerr Makes Statement on Steph Curry's Status After Warriors-Lakers

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry could miss Friday's game against the LA Clippers.

Joey Linn

Dec 23, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) walks off the court after their loss to the Indiana Pacers at Chase Center.
Dec 23, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) walks off the court after their loss to the Indiana Pacers at Chase Center. / Eakin Howard-Imagn Images
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The Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Christmas classic. In what was another exciting head-to-head battle between LeBron James and Steph Curry, Lakers guard Austin Reaves hit the game’s biggest shot. After Curry converted on two incredibly difficult threes to tie the game, Reaves hit a game-winning layup to give Los Angeles the Christmas Day victory over its Pacific Division rivals.

Curry played 36 minutes in the losing effort, which was just the second time he had done so all season. After the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke on his superstar point guard’s status entering Friday's game against the LA Clippers.

Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr
Feb 15, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and head coach Steve Kerr talk on the sideline during the first quarter against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center. / Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images

Curry not only played 36 minutes on Wednesday, but they were difficult minutes, as Kerr described it.

Via ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk: "Steve Kerr says resting Steph Curry in one of the next two games — a back to back at Clippers and home against Phoenix — is something Warriors will take a look. Sounds like Curry could rest one of the games after playing nearly 36 minutes and a 'hard' 36 as Kerr put it."

The Warriors and Clippers will face off on Friday night at Intuit Dome. This is the front end of a back-to-back for Golden State, and it sounds as if Curry could be held out after carrying a heavy workload on Christmas.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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