This column was meant to posit that the Golden State Warriors had an opportunity to right their season the same place it first veered off the rails: on the road. That faint hope was shattered the moment Stephen Curry’s attempted strip of Jalen Smith in Indiana culminated with a shoulder injury that looks to sideline Curry for at least two weeks, and likely, longer. This obviously changes the calculus of the Road Warrior redemption tour. The goal now is just to survive and win enough games to not be completely out of the playoff hunt, then hope there’s enough mental fortitude left on the margins to make a mid- to late season push.
20 reasons to still enjoy the Warriors as things look incredibly bleak
