Steph, Wiggs starting Warriors vs. Suns game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Steph Curry’s latest injury absence lasted just one game.
Curry will be in the starting lineup Saturday against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center after the superstar guard missed Wednesday’s home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder with bilateral knee soreness.
Curry has missed four of the Warriors’ 18 games so far this season, but in 14 games he is averaging 22.4 points, shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from three-point range.
Without Curry against the Thunder, the Warriors erased a huge deficit but didn’t have the offensive firepower to take the mound and pull out the win.
Andrew Wiggins also starts after being declared doubtful due to a right ankle collision).
Jonathan Kuminga (illness) and Gary Payton II (right adductor tightness) were upgraded from probable to available on the NBA’s 4:30 PM PT injury report.
Suns guard Bradley Beal and center Jusuf Nurkic were ruled out for Saturday’s game.
As Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area writes, Draymond Green will be given the primary defensive assignment against former Warriors star Kevin Durant.
The Warriors enter Saturday’s game on a three-game losing streak, so they could use a vintage Curry flurry to break the skid.
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