Steph Curry ‘s latest 40-plus point performance gave him 45 such games since turning 30 years old, moving him ahead of Michael Jordan for the most ever. The 37-year-old achieved the feat with his 40th point and 10th 3-pointer in the Warriors’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at Moda Center.

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry announced his return to the lineup on Friday night long before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves even started.

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.

The NBA loves timing almost as much as it loves chaos. Just as fans were glued to injury updates and counting down a long-awaited return, another storyline quietly slipped into the spotlight. While the action unfolded on the hardwood Friday night,

Jaxson Hayes is bringing energy — headlined by this bodied slam — off the bench with eight points (3-3 FG) and eight rebounds. He has been in a battle with Mark Williams (14 points, three blocks) throughout Sunday’s contest.

After the Bears blew out the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Sunday, Williams inadvertently made another connection between himself and Curry, albeit an indirect one that is much more #online-coded for people used to sports memes from social media than anything else. Also, I'm not entirely sure its wording was inadvertent.

Nearly one-third of the way into a season during which he will turn 38 - old by NBA standards and practically ancient for guards - Stephen Curry is showing few signs of advanced basketball age.

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.