Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for at least the next three games of the Western Conference semifinals thanks to his hamstring strain, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Charania reported Friday on The Pat McAfee Show that Curry "could be back for Game 6 at the earliest."

The Warriors don't yet know how long Curry will be out. But now they'll have to keep a promising season alive without him.

The former back-to-back MVP is still dealing with a hamstring strain that will force him to miss his third straight game of this series on Tuesday. While there was previously some optimism that Curry would be back for Game 5, it now appears that the soonest he will be able to return is for Game 6.