Warriors officially rule out Stephen Curry for Game 5 against Timberwolves

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Golden State Warriors will have to keep their season alive in Game 5 without Stephen Curry, who was officially ruled out with his Grade 1 strained left hamstring.

The Warriors trail Minnesota 3-1 in their best-of-7 series and will try to fend off elimination on Wednesday at the Target Center.

"Even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn't," Curry told Andscape's Marc J. Spears late Monday night of trying to make a return for Game 5. Curry was responding to a comment by teammate Draymond Green that the Warriors and Curry are not going to try to "Superman this thing" if the star isn't fully ready to return.

Curry is set to be reevaluated on Wednesday. He suffered the hamstring injury in the second quarter of the Warriors' Game 1 victory on May 6.

Without Curry, the Warriors lost Game 4, 117-110, to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. If the Warriors can extend their season, that would give Curry another three days of recovery before a potential Game 6 on Sunday at Chase Center.

"No, we're not going to Superman this thing," Green said when asked if he expects Curry to try to push to come back and if so, would Green be a part of that conversation. "If he's in a place where he can play, I'm sure he will. Him and Rick (Celebrini, Warriors VP of player health and performance) and everybody will figure that out. But we don't need (Curry to try to be) Superman.

"Gotta play the long game. If he can, we know he will. But there's no pressure. We've got to figure out how to win whether he plays or not."

Curry was the only Warrior listed on the injury report. Green said Jimmy Butler played in Game 4 while not feeling well all day. Butler finished with 14 points and six rebounds while taking just nine shots in 33 minutes.

Green says Curry continues to do everything he can to return. Now he needs his team to try to keep the season alive.

"He's working his tail off every day," Green said. "He's in here eight, nine hours a day working, doing what he can to try to get back. His morale is great. Obviously, nobody's excited right now. But he's working to get back. It's all you can do at this point."