Steph Curry couldn't be there for the Golden State Warriors given his hamstring injury, so he could only watch as his team got eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves. And after one shot by Julius Randle, cameras caught his stunned expression that really summed it all up.

"Everything in the playoffs is about who stays healthy and who gets hot," Kerr said after the Warriors were eliminated in Game 5.

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,

"Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who has missed the last three games due to a strained left hamstring, has been re-evaluated. The re-evaluation indicated that Curry is making good progress in his recovery. He has been cleared to participate in light on-court workouts, including shooting drills. He will be re-evaluated again on Saturday.

The Golden State Warriors announced Wednesday guard Stephen Curry is cleared to resume light on-court workouts as he recovers from a hamstring strain.

Here is the full update the Warriors released on Wednesday morning:

Steph Curry went through a fairly strenuous workout on the team's practice court before Saturday's Game 3. Can the Warriors stay afloat?

Shaquille O'Neal shared his thoughts on the series shortly after Golden State's season-ending loss. According to the Hall of Fame big man, it's very much possible that it's the Warriors who would have came out on top of this series if only Curry didn't suffer that hamstring injury.

That's what makes Curry's second-round hamstring strain ( in their five-game series loss to the Wolves) so devastating for the Warriors. It's not just a lost chance at that elusive fifth title. It's a lost chance to figure out how far away it really is.

The Minnesota Timberwolves reached their second straight Western Conference Finals as they downed the Golden State Warriors 121-110 to close out a 4-1 series win.

A surging Minnesota squad eliminated shorthanded Golden State in five games to reach its second straight Western Conference finals.

Following their 121-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors are out of the 2025 NBA Playoffs and headed into the offseason. The autopsy for why they went out in five in the second round isn't complicated.