The Golden State Warriors have been anxiously waiting for Steph Curry to return to the court from his lingering knee injury for over two months, but as long as everything goes according to plan, the superstar is finally set to return on Sunday against the Houston Rockets.

It's been a long time coming for Curry, since his knee injury came with a few different setbacks and a general sense on mystery around what exactly was ailing him, but after missing the last 27 games, Curry gets a chance to get back onto the court ahead of the Play-In.

A lot of discussion was had online about if Curry should just sit the season out, considering the Warriors' unfavorable position as the 10th seed in the Western Conference, as well as the risk of re-injury at Curry's age.

However, those were shut down time and time again by both Curry and Steve Kerr, and the Warriors' coach gave another resounding statement in support of Curry's return on Saturday.

"The question about, 'Why is Steph coming back?' cuts to the core of what our business is about. We want our fans to be really excited to come watch beautiful basketball, and nobody represents that more than Steph. He wouldn't be coming back if he wasn't healthy, but he's healthy ... He's one of the greatest players of all time, and he's the greatest face of the franchise in any sport that I've ever seen. We owe it to our fans to get them the opportunity to watch Steph Curry play basketball this year. Steph doesn't even think twice about that. That's what he wants, that's what we want, that's what our fans want, so we're going to do it."

In his 17 seasons with the Warriors, Steph Curry has vaulted the franchise to heights that have never been seen before in the NBA.

According to Forbes' January rankings, the Warriors are the most valuable team in the entire NBA for the fourth consecutive year at $11 billion, ahead of the second-most valuable team, the Los Angeles Lakers, valued at $10 billion. 

In terms of revenue, the Warriors are reported to bring in $880 million, by far the most in the NBA — it's over $320 million more than the next best team, the Clippers, reportedly bring in.

Back in 2008, before Curry was drafted, the Warriors were nowhere near the top five or even top 10 most valuable franchises.

Even when just looking at results on the court, it's undeniable what Curry has done for the Warriors. Four championships with Curry leading the way, despite his lone Finals MVP, and two more appearances in the NBA Finals in the past 12 seasons are numbers unmatched by any other team, and the way basketball has warped around the play style that Curry and the Dubs introduced to the world has been astounding.

Curry has been the face of the franchise and one of the faces of the NBA for many years, and Kerr is not exaggerating the two-time MVP's impact when he says he is one of the greatest to ever do it.