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."

Curry is expected to be out at least until Game 6 of this series, but the guard could be back sooner. Warriors insider Anthony Slater of The Athletic provided an update on Curry's status.

The Golden State Warriors are just trying to stay alive long enough to get Stephen Curry back. After falling short in Game 2 despite what felt like a best-shot type of effort, getting 63 points from Jimmy Butler and the suddenly revitalized Jonathan Kuminga,