An MRI showed no structural damage to Stephen Curry‘s right ankle and the injury has been diagnosed as a sprain, the Warriors announced (via Twitter). He will miss games against San Antonio tonight and Monday and will be reevaluated Tuesday.
The injury occurred late in Thursday’s contest when Curry rolled the ankle while cutting to the basket. He limped to the locker room to have it checked out and didn’t return to the game.
A report on Friday indicated that Curry is expected to miss seven-to-10 days, but that could be adjusted depending on the results of Tuesday’s examination.
Curry has appeared in 59 of Golden State’s first 62 games and doesn’t appear to be in any danger of missing the 65-game limit to be considered for All-NBA honors and other postseason awards. He’s been putting up typically outstanding numbers, averaging 26.9 points per game while shooting 44.9% from the field and 40.7% from three-point range.
The Warriors are locked in a tight race to avoid the play-in tournament and need every win they can get to track down sixth-place Phoenix. Chris Paul is expected to take over the starting point guard duties until Curry can return.
I always say Steph’s ankle problems are so reminiscent of Floyd Mayweather’s hand problems. Either or both could’ve robbed those guys of extremely legendary & extremely lucrative careers if not as well treated/managed as they were. Also obv woulda robbed us all of watching 2 of the absolute greatest modern day athletes