SAN FRANCISCO – The Golden State Warriors were without star point guard Stephen Curry against the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night due to soreness in both knees.

Curry was demoted to the NBA injury report due to bilateral knee and patellofemoral soreness. In his absence, the Warriors dropped their third straight game, 105-101.

Jonathan Kuminga returned to training after missing two games due to illness, and coach Steve Kerr said the forward looked good. Curry was held out of practice Tuesday, as was Draymond Green for what Kerr cited as maintenance reasons.

Kerr said he believes Curry will be ready to play in Golden State’s next game in Phoenix on Saturday. Curry will get four days of rest between games.

“He got beat up this past week,” Kerr said before the Warriors played the Thunder. “He has problems with his knees. This was no surprise. Hopefully this will give Steph the time he needs in the coming days to prepare for our road trip.

“At 36, you’re only going to have more aches and pains. Fortunately, the MRI he had yesterday was negative. He needs some time to heal the tendonitis in his knees, and hopefully that will happen in the coming days.” .”

Curry logged 29 minutes and had 28 points and seven assists in Monday’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

The Warriors (12-6) have already played without their superstar once this season, going 3-0 when Curry sat out Oct. 29-Nov. 2 with a left ankle sprain.

After a 10-2 start, Golden State has dropped four of its past six games, and the schedule is only getting tougher. After Phoenix on Saturday, the Warriors face Denver, Houston, Minnesota (three times) and Memphis.