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The 38-year-old hadn’t even returned for real yet …

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Anyone who believes that Golden State should be tanking rather than welcoming No. 30 back with open arms should be required to sit courtside for one of these pregame spectacles. The 38-year-old hadn’t even returned for real yet — sources told The Athletic this week that he’s targeting Sunday’s game against the Houston Rockets for the official comeback — and the energy shifted in the kind of way that should help explain why Stephen Curry didn’t want to wave the white flag on this season.

That collective mood change was evident before tipoff against the San Antonio Spurs , when the baseline buzz — and the crowded hordes of cell phone videographers who come with it — was back in full force. New York Times This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: The 38-year-old hadn’t even returned for real yet …