He was left without the chance to try to save the Warriors and prevent their elimination from the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Stephen Curry broke his silence and gave some harsh statements after seeing his team lose the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the semifinals.

The fate of the series between the Golden State Warriors and the Timberwolves changed with 8 minutes and 19 seconds left in the second quarter of Game 1. Curry went down with an injury and never returned for the rest of the series until the team was eliminated.

The Warriors had announced just before being eliminated that Stephen Curry “is making good progress in his recovery. He has been cleared for light on-court workouts.” ‘The Chef’ was set to be re-evaluated on Saturday, May 17, to determine whether he could play in Game 6, but…

The Minnesota Timberwolves left no doubt — they were so dominant over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 that they built a 25-point lead and ended up sealing the series 4–1 with a 121–110 victory.
It was time to hear Curry’s tough confession.

Curry’s confession after the Warriors’ elimination: “It’s kind of a gut punch.”

Stephen Curry, NBA star. (Photo: Getty Images)

“The only real consolation you can find is that we had a chance. That’s kind of a gut punch because of that. It makes it worse. You just don’t want to go out like that,” Stephen Curry confessed to the outlet The Athletic after the Warriors’ elimination from the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

Was Curry going to play Game 6 of Warriors vs. Wolves in the Playoffs?

Faced with the uncertainty of whether he could recover from a left hamstring tendon injury that kept him out of four games against the Minnesota Timberwolves and return for Game 6 to try to avoid the Warriors’ elimination, Curry said:
“The only reason it was possible was because we had three days… If you’re playing live, you can check that box and then you can go. But I never got to that point.”