The Golden State Warriors have been anxiously awaiting the return of Steph Curry. The two-time MVP has missed the last 10 games due to patella-femoral pain syndrome and bone bruising in his right knee. Curry was supposed to return to action after the All-Star break, but recent reports revealed that Curry may have had a setback during the All-Star break.

As it stands, Curry and the Warriors' medical staff are simply looking for the pain and swelling in his knee to subside, but it seems that isn't happening anytime soon.

Coming out of the All-Star break on February 19th, Curry was announced to be re-evaluated after taking 10 days to rest and recover, but the re-evaluation on Sunday did not yield good results.

In a press release from the Warriors, it was announced that Curry was making progress, but would be re-evaluated again in 10 more days. This means that Curry will likely miss at least five more games before he even gets a chance to return to the court.

Curry had just talked to the ESPN broadcast on Saturday, saying he's continuing to stay in shape and strengthen other parts of his body in preparation for his return and the imminent push for the playoffs. Curry acknowledged that it'd be a pain tolerance thing once he did get back to the court, but it seems the coast isn't clear enough yet to allow him to just tough it out.

It's a crushing blow for a Warriors team that has been dying for his offensive engine to lead them in some of their recent games.

In the 10 games that Curry has missed, they've gone 4-6 and needed miraculous fourth-quarter performances to win in three of those games.

Eight of those games have resulted in final totals under their season average of 115, and especially in the losses to the Lakers and Pelicans, it's been the offense that has prevented them from winning from the start.

The advanced stats technically don't even favor Curry that heavily when it comes to on/off statistics, considering he's having one of the worst defensive years of his career — the Warriors are over 9 points better with him on the bench on defense.

However, the offense Curry provides is even more important, as the Warriors are 9.6 points better with him on the floor on offense. While that number is very high, it also doesn't take into account the full scale of how the Warriors' offense functions so well because Curry's gravity makes it work.

Without the attention that Curry draws, other players get way fewer open looks and prime opportunities on offense, and even if they sometimes don't make the shots when Curry is playing, the quality of their looks is almost always superior.

The Warriors have a tough schedule ahead of them, with games against the Clippers, Rockets, and Thunder in their next three.