Steph Curry really wants to play against the Cavs on Christmas Day.
On Wednesday afternoon, Warriors general manager Bob Myers was on 95.7 The Game and shared a story about a conversation he had with Curry earlier on Wednesday.
"What's going on in your head?" Myers asked Curry. "And this is Steph (laughing). He goes "Monday.' And I go, 'Monday -- Christmas Monday? Or a week from Monday, because Christmas Monday is inside our evaluation period?' And he said, 'Yeah, I know. But things can change.'
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"So, he's in a good place. I don't think that's happening just so you know. I hope I didn't set off some alarms there. I don't think he's playing on Christmas. In his own mind, I think that was a date he wanted, which is natural.
"But it's just not the right thing to do."
On Tuesday evening, the Warriors announced that Curry would be reevaluated in a week.
"Why wouldn't I play if I'm 100 percent?" Curry said to The Athletic's Marcus Thompson on Tuesday night.
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And as Thompson wrote: Curry knows he won’t play if he isn’t 100 percent. But he isn’t ruling out being 100 percent by Christmas Day.
Based on Myers' comments and the Warriors' cautious approach -- do not expect Curry to take the floor against Cleveland...
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller