Mike Dunleavy states Steph Curry shutdown is unlikely, but can’t be ruled out

A nagging knee issue has sidelined Steph Curry for 11 games and will keep him out for at least the next four. The Warriors enter Wednesday as the No. 8 playoff seed in the Western Conference standings. They are 6.0 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the No. 6 seed and 7.5 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies at No. 11, seemingly destining Golden State into the NBA play-in tournament.With little perceivable reward in the standings for a quick return, many think the team should shut Curry down for the remainder of the regular season. General manager Mike Dunleavy told the SF Standard’s Tim Kawakami on “The TK Show” that he would be surprised if the Warriors star was held out until the play-in tournament but acknowledged it’s a possibility. “It would be very, very surprising,” Dunleavy told Kawakami. “But, you know, I’m not going to rule anything out; I’m not a doctor, and things can go a certain way. So, I don’t want the headline to be Steph may be done for the...