Coach Steve Kerr said Thursday the 37-year-old two-time Kia MVP is expected to return for Friday’s game against Minnesota (10 p.m. ET, NBA TV) following a five-game absence nursing a left quadriceps contusion and muscle strain. He was not listed on the NBA’s injury report Friday morning.

The Warriors star looked sharp in his return to the court on Friday, but couldn’t do enough to get Golden State a win.

While wearing the AE 2, Curry put on a show. Laced up in blue and neon green, Curry tallied a game-high 39 points on 14-of-28 shooting from the field with six made 3-pointers. Curry added five boards and five dimes in 32 minutes against the Timberwolves.

On Friday night, Curry and the Warriors lost because he created a monster in DiVincenzo three years ago, or so the monster says.

The Golden State Warriors may have fallen short against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, but Steph Curry delivered yet another viral moment for NBA fans before the game even took place. Over the years,

Jermaine O’Neal explained his role in keeping Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry together with the Golden State Worriors amid 2014 NBA offseason trade talks.