New on SI: Report: Stephen Curry Expected to Return Thursday vs. Raptors

Stephen Curry is expected to make his long-awaited return from a broken hand on Thursday.

Stephen Curry is expected to make his long-awaited return to NBA action on Thursday when Golden State hosts the Raptors,

according to The Athletic's Anthony Slater. The game will represent a rematch of the 2019 NBA Finals, though both teams are now without arguably their best players from last season with Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard having moved on.

Curry underwent surgery for his broken left hand on Nov. 1 after colliding with Suns center Aron Baynes while driving to the rim two nights earlier.

He immediately grabbed his left wrist after Baynes landed on top of him. The team confirmed after the Oct. 30 game that Curry broke his hand.

On Feb. 22, Curry participated in a scrimmage for the first time since the fall.

"It feels good," Curry said after his first practice back. "It's been a long three and a half plus months, whatever it is. Just trying to understand all the different checkpoints I had to try and get through to get to this point and then what's left. But this is the fun part, I guess, where you get to actually play basketball and worry about what happens in between the lines and not so much the specific rehab parts. It's nice to get out there with my guys and play and keep moving forward."

While the Warriors have struggled in both Curry and Klay Thompson's absence, head coach Steve Kerr had previously said that sitting Curry for the remainder of the season had "never been a question" if the guard returned to full strength. 

In four games played before injuring his hand, Curry averaged 20.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists.

Golden State enters Wednesday night's action with a league-worst 14-48 record.

Tipoff for Raptors-Warriors is set for 10:30 p.m. ET.