Golden State Warriors Rule Out Stephen Curry for Game Against Los Angeles Lakers

The Golden State Warriors ruled out Stephen Curry for Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers in San Francisco. Curry has been dealing with a persistent right knee issue. The team's medical staff, led by Rick Celebrini, made the decision on Thursday morning to rest Curry on the front end of a back-to-back schedule.

Initially, Curry was listed as questionable for the game. The Warriors prefer he play in their next game on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings. This approach is intended to manage his comeback after a recent absence.

and LeBron James will have no regular-season matchups this year.

James missed the first game on opening night due to sciatica. Curry missed the previous two games because of his knee issue. Curry is in his 17th NBA season. James is in his 23rd season, a league record, with no confirmation of a 24th season.

The two players have faced each other 27 times in the regular season and 28 times in the playoffs. James' teams hold a 14-13 record against Curry's teams in the regular season. In the playoffs, Curry's teams are 17-11, winning three of five series.

returned from a 27-game absence on Sunday night.

He played a combined 51 minutes over the past two games, coming off the bench. In those games, he scored 43 points. The Warriors are locked into the 10th seed in the Western Conference standings. They need to win two road play-in games next week to advance to the playoffs as the eighth seed.

The Warriors plan to increase Curry's playing time above 30 minutes this weekend. This preparation is for their elimination play-in game on Wednesday night against either the Portland Trail Blazers or the Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers are without injured players Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for the game.