Steve Kerr brought the Warriors together before practice on Saturday morning at Chase Center. He had news. That morning, Steph Curry had been cleared for full contact by team doctors. He could scrimmage with the team. The room erupted in applause, Kerr said.
Because Curry scrimmaged, he was required to be available to speak with reporters, which resulted in his first group session since November and included an affirmation of his target date to return.
“It’s always been March 1st,” Curry said Saturday.
And it remains that. If this final week of rehab goes smoothly, Curry will return next Sunday night at home against the Wizards and their 30th-ranked defense, delivering a jolt of life into a season that needs it before puttering to the finish line.
But all news that emerged Saturday was not great news for the Warriors. Curry went into greater deal about his complicated hand injury, which needed two surgeries (the second to remove…
