Stephen Curry will attempt to return faster than the two-week absence projected when his sprained MCL was diagnosed on Monday.

Curry did not play in Wednesday's Game 5 win over Houston and previously missed Games 2 and 3 with an ankle sprain.

The Warriors advanced to the second round where they will play the Blazers.

Stephen Curry is starting to feel better a few days after injuring his MCL.

Curry is expected to begin testing his knee on the court next week.

The Golden State Warriors announced Curry would be reevaluated in two weeks after his MRI results were known.

Blake Griffin re-aggravated the injury to the tendon in left quadriceps on Monday and will miss the remainder of the playoffs.

Griffin played in 35 games in the 2015-16 regular season, averaging 21.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.

Chris Paul underwent surgery for a fracture in the third metacarpal, in the center of his right hand. He will be re-evaluated in 4-6 weeks.

Paul suffered the injury while defending Trail Blazers guard Gerald Henderson and was taken out of the game with 6:07 left in the third quarter of Game 4, which evened the series at 2-2.

He averaged 23.8 points and 7.8 assists through four games of the series and also served as the primary defender on Damian Lillard.

Stephen Curry fell on the last possession of the first half in Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets and did not play in the second half.

Preliminary reports are that Curry suffered a sprained right knee and will undergo an MRI on Monday.

Kevon Looney underwent a successful left hip arthroscopy this morning to repair a torn labrum.

The procedure was performed by renowned Steadman Clinic orthopaedic surgeon and hip specialist Dr. Marc Philippon at the Vail Valley Surgery Center in Vail, Colorado.

Looney will begin rehabilitation from the surgery immediately and is expected to be out a minimum of four-to-six months before returning to basketball activity. The rookie forward previously underwent surgery on August 20, 2015, to repair a torn labrum in his right hip.

Looney, 20, was selected by the Warriors with the 30th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. The 6’9”, 220-pound forward appeared in five games with Golden State this season, averaging 1.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 4.1 minutes. Looney also appeared in 12 games with the Warriors’ D-League affiliate in Santa Cruz, posting averages of 9.8 points and 7.4 rebounds in 19.3 minutes.

Jarell Martin will undergo a procedure to alleviate soreness in his left foot, the team announced today. Martin will miss the remainder of the 2016 NBA Playoffs and is expected to make a full recovery.

Martin originally underwent surgery on Sept. 3, 2015 to repair a left foot fracture sustained one day earlier in a collision with another player during a workout. A follow-up procedure had been previously scheduled for the offseason, but after Martin experienced recent soreness in the foot, it was determined the best course of action for Martin and the organization was to address the discomfort immediately.

Martin was the 25th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.

He has appeared in each of Memphis’ first two postseason games during the Western Conference First Round against San Antonio and averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 23.0 minutes.

Stephen Curry was willing to play in Game 3 but a group decision led to him sitting the Golden State Warriors' loss to the Houston Rockets.

“We talked to Steph after shootaround, and he felt pretty good. He moved well. He wanted to play,” Kerr said before the game. “But ultimately, we didn’t feel comfortable after four straight days of inactivity, throwing him into the middle of a playoff game not knowing how the ankle would respond.

“His thought was he would be OK. We just felt a lot more comfortable putting him through a three-on-three (Friday), probably a five-on-five on Saturday, and really seeing if he’s OK or not. It wasn’t worth the risk if we put him out there tonight and he re-injured it.”

Kerr said the ankle improved from Wednesday to Thursday. The decision was made by Kerr, Myers, Maloney and the training staff, with input from Curry.

“We made a collaborative decision,” Myers said. “Everyone had a voice, including Steph. The fact he hasn’t done much live work in practice, it’s hard to know what he can do in game situations.”

Update: Kerr said Curry looked good in practice on Friday.

"We're hoping he's able to go (in Game 4)," said Kerr.

Stephen Curry has been ruled out for Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors' first round series against the Houston Rockets.

Steve Kerr said it is "too big a risk" for Curry to play without any practice time or tests.

Kerr is hopeful of Curry playing in Game 4 as he works back from a foot/ankle injury.

Stephen Curry remains questionable for Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors' first round series against the Houston Rockets.

Curry participated in shootaround on Thursday.

"He looked like he was moving pretty well," Steve Kerr said. 

"We've got to wait and see how he responds to shootaround."

Before missing Game 2 of the series on Monday, Curry did not participate in that shootaround and was forced to cut short his pregame routine.

"He went through his pregame routine yesterday after shootaround, and I think he's doing it right now, too," Kerr said.