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The coach of the Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr, believes that the NBA league schedule of its games is directly responsible for a large number of injuries to basketball players, including the biggest star of his team, Steph Curry.
The 2024–25 season for the Golden State Warriors ended after being eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Semifinals.
One of the key factors in the outcome of the series was the injury to the Warriors' most important player, Steph Kari. The playmaker suffered a hamstring strain during the first game of that series.
According to Yahoo Sports journalist Tom Haberstroh, Kerr believes that the tight schedule of the NBA playoffs had a big impact on Curry, as well as numerous other injuries.
Ker pointed to the demanding schedule and emphasized that younger players are better equipped to withstand such intensity, while veterans are more vulnerable.
"Who is more likely to be able to withstand the high-tempo effort of playing matches every other day — the younger players or the older players? The younger players. The most important aspect is the effort itself during the matches, but also how many more kilometers the players cover than before. You see all these injuries ... I think the players are not getting enough rest anymore."
Insufficient recovery
Kerr firmly believes that Curry's injury is the result of insufficient recovery time between games.
"Do you think Stef's hamstring strain has anything to do with him playing 48 hours after playing 46 minutes in Game 7 against Houston?" Kerr asked.
Keru was confirmed by Rik Selebrini, a member of the Warriors' medical staff.
"If he had another day or two (it would have been different)... we can't prove it, but I have no doubts. Based on our understanding of the scientific literature, that the injury to the posterior compartment was the result of inadequate recovery and fatigue."
Kerr previously stated that the Warriors would have been in contention for the title had Kari not been injured.
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