8:50pm: Head coach Steve Kerr told reporters, including ESPN’s Kendra Andrews (Twitter link), that Curry will undergo an MRI on Thursday. Kerr added that the veteran guard was “in good spirits” after the game.
8:16pm: Warriors star Stephen Curry suffered a left shoulder injury during Wednesday’s game in Indiana and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Curry went to the locker room late in the third quarter after trying to strip the ball away from Pacers big man Jalen Smith (Twitter video link via Warriors on NBC Sports Bay Area). Curry was carrying the team on his back prior to getting injured, recording 38 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block in 30 minutes.
As Slater notes (via Twitter), Golden State’s fourth quarter rally came up short. Having lost by a score of 125-119, the Warriors are now 14-15, including 2-13 on the road, and face the Sixers in Philadelphia on Friday.
The two-time MVP and reigning Finals MVP is having one of his finest seasons at 34 years old, averaging 29.6 points, a career-high 6.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.0 steal on .497/.432/.911 shooting through 25 games (34.6 minutes). If Curry misses additional time, look for players like Donte DiVincenzo and Moses Moody to receive more minutes, while Jordan Poole and Draymond Green handle added play-making responsibilities.
To me, it didn’t look bad. He just reached in with his left and then grabbed his shoulder.
Two things. Good thing it wasn’t his right shooting shoulder, and good thing he didn’t fall on it with his full weight, or someone else fall on him.
Fingers crossed it’s nothing major.
Could be a sprain. He was carrying the team all night.
Torn labrums suck. That’s what he has. Does not heal and surgery sucks.
It’s ok GS isn’t going anywhere this year anyway
Still go further than the 76ers.
Says the guy on December 14th…, and didn’t you say that last year as well?
You could be right because they’re currently a .500 team, but I wouldn’t count them out if I were a betting man.
Seriously. What is wrong with you guys. Are the Phillies and 76ers headed to a Championship anytime soon.
Phillies Maybe.
A lot is wrong with me. Just ask A’sfaninLexington LOL
So it’s ok if he’s injured because their record isn’t great? Nice.
Ahaha I wonder which excuse embiid is going to use when he plays like crap(again) in the playoffs. I’m guessing a sprain pinky ?? Or he actually might get Covid-23. Any other guesses?
lol ok
He was already on the ir with a knee injury. He shouldn’t have played hopefully nothing serious.
I have no idea what ur talking about, styles
He was listed questionable with a knee injury.
It’s TIME for another rotational change!
Bring back Wiseman anf let him play especially if we are going to play this badly. He mind as well get the experience and learn here in nba It’s also time for Moody to play mote and Baldwin too. Lamb gave us some lift for awhile, but it’s time for him to sit or just waive him. Finally, would like to see Poole take few games off to reflect and reset. It will do him a lot of good. And where the heck is Iggy???!!!! Let’s go!!!!
Rollins need to come up and be Curry’s back up and ball handler so poole is not the ball handler anymore.
Curry was on a tear and scored 38 points in 3 quarters. This was looking like a 50 or even 60 piece and they would have won the game if he wasn’t injured.
Curry is 35 and athletes get injury prone in their 30s. Hopefully it’s nothing serious and he doesn’t miss a lot of games.
Like I keep saying, an unhealthy West played a big part in the Warriors ‘chip last season ……… it’s a new season, West is relatively healthy, see Kerr and his team struggle.
Kerr should pray to whatever gods that Steph get healthy soon. An extended Curry injury, Kerr will get exposed anew and they might just tank again.
You make good points Mike, but we’re not at the point of tanking just yet.
This core won the championship last year and they are the reigning NBA Champs.
Even though they lost a lot of veterans From the Bench, guys who were 30, they’re going to make another run at this.
Not calling it a season just yet thou they are playing like crap. They know what it takes they know how to put it together and even though their bench is full of 21-year-olds this time around, the buyout Market could change a lot for the warriors. We’ll see how it goes. Not ready to call it a year yet.
Of course bro, tanking is way too early at this point and I was being sarcastic at the expense of those who can’t fathom – that a team light years away from everybody else had stooped down to tanking their 19-20 season.
Lol yeah somehow only Warriors benefit from injuries. And if injuries were such game changers, why don’t other teams make similar runs at championships like the Warriors do?
You seem to be forgetting the entire league benefitted from injuries to the Warriors for 2 years.
Ridiculous take.
What’s ridiculous about it …….. 4 of the top 6 teams in the West RIGHT NOW, didn’t have their their player/s most, if not all of last season e.g. Zion, Dame, Murray, MPJ, Kawhi, PG, etc.
Hence, it’s absolutely within the realm of the possible that the WARRIORS faced a weaker West last season – both the regular season and the playoffs. That’s it.
Yes, you are absolutely correct about the rest of the league benefitting from the WARRIORS injuries that 19-20 season, no one is disputing this. I’ve posted here more than a few times how pathetic and exposed Kerr was – since their team still had 2 more All-Stars than most teams that season, yet Kerr kept losing then eventually tanked the season.
Be objective. Take that nuthugging elsewhere bro.
“Nuthugging” How mature. How old are you? 12? Loser.
Warriors haters like you are not objective. Warriors suffered for two seasons with injuries and the league benefitted from it. Simple as that.
Whose fault is that injuiries happen? Nobodies. Injuries are a part of the game. Let me guess the Lakers only won the title in the bubble because they wouldn’t have won had the conditions been normal. Excuses
Just keep making excuses. The teams you mentioned haven’t won squat. Nuggets, Clippers and Pelicans have never won anything and Blazers isn’t winning another one for a very long time. None of them are winning anything for years to come.
@Ron ….. this is just laughable.
You don’t seem to comprehend very well. Do read and review before reacting.
– I posted that I agree with you about the rest of the league benefiting from that tanked 19-20 season.
– I never said nor claimed that the top teams right now will win the championship.
Like I said, you don’t seem to comprehend well.
I have doubts that you’re even a real captain.
honcho….that is undoubtedly the most ridiculous comment since Sillivan. the whole thing. top to bottom