The Golden State Warriors have been in the unfamiliar position of not having their three leading scorers available in recent games.

All-Star trio Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson are all currently sidelined with injuries and it has seen the shorthanded Warriors struggle to function.

Steve Kerr's undermanned lineup could only muster 75 points against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night in a 14-point loss on the road.

To compound their health issues, Draymond Green was only able to play 12 minutes in the defeat as he suffered a pelvic injury.

Both Durant (ribs) and Thompson (hand) are expected to miss several weeks with their respective injuries, but there is better news regarding Curry, who has been out for almost two weeks with another right ankle sprain.

According to ESPN's Chris Haynes and Ramona Shelburne, the point guard is targeting a return in the team's next encounter when they entertain the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.

The two-time MVP, who has missed the last five games, is due to have his ankle re-evaluated today and if he makes significant progress in the coming days, he's expected to be in the lineup against the Hawks.

This will allow the 30-year-old to have two full days of practice and participate in a shootaround before that game.

His return to the team will be a welcome boost as the playoffs loom. The sharpshooter's latest ankle sprain was a real cause for concern as it was his fourth of the campaign.

Even though it wasn't considered to be serious, the defending champions opted to take a cautious approach with him and decided to shut him down for over a week in order to get regular treatment.

With his well-documented history of ankle issues, they wanted to give him enough time to recover in order for him to be in the best possible condition heading into the postseason.

Curry is averaging 26.3 points, 6.2 assists and 5.1 rebounds while shooting just under 50 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc.

The Dubs have gone 2-3 in his absence and have seen their chances of claiming the number one seed in the west for a fourth straight year deteriorate.

They're now three-and-a-half games behind the Houston Rockets, but as they've reiterated on multiple occasions, they will not compromise their health to chase the top spot.

Their priority for the remainder of the campaign is to get everybody back to full fitness and head into the postseason in the best possible shape to secure back-to-back championships.

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