The former back-to-back MVP is still dealing with a hamstring strain that will force him to miss his third straight game of this series on Tuesday. While there was previously some optimism that Curry would be back for Game 5, it now appears that the soonest he will be able to return is for Game 6.

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least the next three games of the Western Conference semifinals thanks to his hamstring strain, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Charania reported Friday on The Pat McAfee Show that Curry "could be back for Game 6 at the earliest."

As the Warriors get closer to the reevaluation point for Steph Curry's hamstring injury, it seems incredibly unlikely the superstar will be ready to go in Game 5 against the Timberwolves. Curry suffered the Grade 1 hamstring strain in Game 1 of the postseason series against the Wolves last Tuesday and was ruled out for Games 2-4 the next day.