Never was Stephen Curry's impact more clearly illustrated than when the Golden State Warriors struggled to even compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves without him. Curry was sidelined with a hamstring strain for all but 13 minutes of the Warriors' five-game elimination in the Western Conference semifinals,

Following their 121-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors are out of the 2025 NBA Playoffs and headed into the offseason. The autopsy for why they went out in five in the second round isn't complicated.

The Golden State Warriors’ season ended not with a fight, but a quiet, familiar fade into the shadows of the Western Conference. With Stephen Curry sidelined by a hamstring injury for most of the series,

Kerr's update comes after Curry was cleared to participate in light on-court workouts earlier on Wednesday. This is Curry's first hamstring strain in his professional career, so it was up in the air in regards to when he could return to the court, but many analysts estimated about a week, and, the injury happened last Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. Without their best player, Stephen Curry, the Warriors couldn’t force a Game 6.

Steph Curry went through a fairly strenuous workout on the team's practice court before Saturday's Game 3. Can the Warriors stay afloat?

And while Green's impact can't often be entirely, or even accurately, judged based on the traditional box score, his defense was also an issue Saturday. Forward Julius Randle put up a triple-double for Minnesota, the first Timberwolves player to do so in a playoff game since Kevin Garnett in 2004.

The Golden State Warriors won Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but it came at a price. Stephen Curry suffered a hamstring strain and exited the game, and he is expected to be out through at least Game 4.