Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expressed his excitement for the return of superstar Stephen Curry.
Curry missed 58 games with a broken left hand and returned on Thursday against the defending champions Toronto Raptors. The three-time NBA champion posted 23 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists in 27 minutes.
For his part, Kerr was excited his superstar played again, as Thursday marked a new beginning for the franchise.
“To me, it feels like it’s on again. We’re now through the woods, as I said before the game. We can start looking ahead and using these games to prepare ourselves for trying to reach a higher level of play.
I do think there will be a sense of energy and enthusiasm the rest of the season. Because to me, this is sort of the beginning of next season in a lot of ways; and I think we’re all starting to get some clarity as far as what our team’s gonna look like. And having Steph back is, obviously, a huge, huge part of that now.
The next step will be getting Klay back, but that won’t be till next season. But I think these last 20 games are really going to be a springboard into next year, so I think that energy will be high and remain high,” Kerr told reporters, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.
The Warriors have the worst record in the NBA, at 14-49.
