The Golden State Warriors, and especially Steph Curry, couldn't be more grateful for the acquisition of Jimmy Butler before the NBA trade deadline. Since then,

The Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets have revealed the injury status of stars Steph Curry and Nikola Jokic.

Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry has been dealing with a back issue that placed his status for Monday's marquee matchup against the Denver Nuggets in jeopardy. The former back-to-back MVP headed into the contest as a game-time decision as the Warriors wanted to see how Curry's lower back strain would respond to pregame warmups.

The team is 14-2 since acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat at the trade deadline and has the NBA's fifth-best offense and second-best defense over that span. Stephen Curry, who had looked ragged and battered as he attempted to drag the Warriors to the postseason,

Butler's legendary postseason persona is needed with Stephen Curry banged-up and fatigued down the home stretch of the regular season.

On Monday night, the Golden State Warriors’ seven-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of the Nikola Jokic-less Denver Nuggets, 114-105. The Warriors had all of their key guys except for Brandin Podziemski,