Finally back! Curry will return to play against the Rockets next Monday, having missed 27 consecutive games due to a knee injury.

On April 4 Beijing time, according to renowned reporter Shams, league sources revealed that after successfully completing two intra-team scrimmages, Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to be officially cleared to return for next Monday's game against the Rockets. Previously, due to a persistent right knee injury, he had missed 27 consecutive games.

This period of absence lasted longer than Curry initially anticipated. In the Warriors' loss to the Detroit Pistons on January 31, he left the game due to pain and swelling in his right knee. Over the following two months, Curry repeatedly attempted to increase his training load to return to the court, but experienced recurring setbacks with the injury. However, his knee recovery has progressed well in recent weeks. After completing two 5-on-5 scrimmages this week at the Warriors' San Francisco training facility, he has passed all medical evaluations. He will participate in team practice on Sunday and is set to play in next Monday's game against the Houston Rockets.

This season, the Warriors' record when Curry played was 23 wins and 16 losses, while in the 38 games he missed, they only managed 13 wins and 25 losses. The team's overall record is 36 wins and 41 losses, currently placing them tenth in the Western Conference. This means they need to win two consecutive games in the mid-April play-in tournament to enter the playoffs as the eighth seed, likely facing the Thunder in the first round.

Although this season appears to have limited prospects for achievement, and Curry's partner Butler suffered a severe ACL tear injury in January, Curry has maintained strong motivation behind the scenes to return, hoping to rejoin the team timely to inject spiritual strength into this turbulent season, even though championship contention is essentially out of reach.

Warriors head coach Kerr stated last week that Curry will need a few games of an "adjustment period" to regain his game rhythm and gradually increase his playing load, preparing for the crucial play-in tournament. The Warriors have only 5 games remaining in the regular season.