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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.

Here is how Stephen Curry ranks in 40-, 45-, and 50-point games after age 30, following his move past Michael Jordan against the Blazers.

Stephen Curry broke a Michael Jordan all-time NBA record less than a week ago. He broke another one on Sunday. At this point, that's what the Golden State Warriors ' legend is doing -- he's continuing to make NBA history, each and every time he takes the court.

Golden State faces a tough December 2nd clash against the red-hot Oklahoma City Thunder without star Stephen Curry, sidelined by a left quadriceps con

San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks and Orlando Magic are headed to Las Vegas for the semifinals of the NBA Cup, but they're far from the only teams making waves of late.

That's, by far, an NBA record. The two players closest to Curry, according to Real Sports, are Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabaar. They each did it three times. When you think about style of play, it makes sense. Curry sometimes just gets hot from long distance and keeps letting it fly.

“I don’t think it’s a bad bet. But it’s kind of a bad bet,” Butler said via ESPN’s Anthony Slater. “I’ve got a bet with Dray that I got to shoot a better (FT) percentage than No. 30 (Steph) on our team.” Funny enough, it seems like ...

Alexander’s animated reaction to Grayson Allen’s foul, a moment that only fueled the usual “free-throw merchant” chatter around SGA.

While wearing the AE 2, Curry put on a show. Laced up in blue and neon green, Curry tallied a game-high 39 points on 14-of-28 shooting from the field with six made 3-pointers. Curry added five boards and five dimes in 32 minutes against the Timberwolves.