Never was Stephen Curry's impact more clearly illustrated than when the Golden State Warriors struggled to even compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves without him. Curry was sidelined with a hamstring strain for all but 13 minutes of the Warriors' five-game elimination in the Western Conference semifinals,

"Anthony Edwards, Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler all showing love after a hard fought series," said one fan. "They botched the Anthony Edwards and Steph Curry hug on the broadcast," said another fan. Curry finished the season with the Golden State Warriors averaging 24.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.

Kenny Smith offered a truly bizarre take on Steph Curry’s injury status hours before the Golden State Warriors play an elimination game on TNT.

Fast forward a few months, and Minnesota is headed back to the conference finals in no small part because of Randle, who continued the best stretch of basketball of his postseason -- and probably professional -- life with 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting on Wednesday as the Wolves eliminated the Warriors in five games.

According to Kenny Smith, a lot will be determined by how Golden State starts Game 5. "We will know how close Steph Curry is by the first quarter of the Golden State," Smith declared. Charles Barkley couldn't quite understand Smith's mindset here, and the former NBA MVP just had to call him out.

Technically, the Warriors could have the Non-Tax MLE at their disposal, however that depends on what happens with Kuminga. If he's back in the fold on a hefty price tag, or if the team has conducted a sign-and-trade in which they take back salary similar to his new deal, then things get a little more complicated.