Ahead of a potential elimination game for the Warriors on Wednesday night, TNT analyst Kenny Smith offered a truly bizarre take on Steph Curry's status as the Warriors star tries to race back to action from his left hamstring strain.

According to Kenny Smith, a lot will be determined by how Golden State starts Game 5. "We will know how close Steph Curry is by the first quarter of the Golden State," Smith declared. Charles Barkley couldn't quite understand Smith's mindset here, and the former NBA MVP just had to call him out.

In the Warriors' loss on Thursday, Butler did not have a notable performance. He scored 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, and a steal. It was a solid game, but not what the Warriors need to pull off a win with Curry off the court.