SAN FRANCISO -- Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will not make the upcoming road trip to Philadelphia , Cleveland and Chicago because of a left thigh contusion, extending his absence at least three more games.

Curry was set for an official re-evaluation on Thursday, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr got in front of the update. He called Curry a "long shot" to return by the weekend, so Kerr, Curry and Rick Celebrini, the franchise's lead medical decision-maker, opted to leave him back in the Bay Area for treatment.

Curry injured his quad last Wednesday night in a home loss to the Houston Rockets . It'll ultimately force him to miss at least five games, but Kerr sounded optimistic that Curry should be back for Golden State's home game next Friday night against the Minnes

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