Steph Curry sustains quad injury in Warriors’ loss to Rockets, will undergo MRI originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – A banged-up Steph Curry limped down to the locker room alongside director of sports medicine and performance Rick Celebrini with 35 seconds left in the Warriors’ 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night at Chase Center.
Curry has a right quad contusion and will receive an MRI, per the Warriors. The time and date of the MRI were not announced after the loss.
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As Rockets center Alperen Şengün set a screen on Curry late in the fourth quarter, his left knee hit the Warriors superstar directly on his right quad. Curry had a noticeable limp that only worsened as the game went on.
Curry at the 2:47 mark took a charge with Amen Thompson lowering his shoulder and barreling straight into him. But Rockets head coach Ime Udoka challenged the call, and upon review it was overturned as a blocking foul on Curry.
Exactly one minute later, Curry again found himself on the ground diving for a loose ball. His lower legs were taken out, and it was deemed an out-of-bounds turnover on Curry.
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After Rockets guard Reed Sheppard made one of his two free throws with 35 seconds remaining to push the Warriors’ deficit to five points, coach Steve Kerr called timeout and Curry had an extended conversation with Celebrini. In the end, Celebrini pointed to the bench as a gesture that Curry could no longer play.
Angrily staring straight ahead while limping, Curry didn’t say a word down the tunnel and back to the Warriors’ locker room.
Curry came into the game having scored at least 30 points in three consecutive games. But the Rockets’ physical defense held him to 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting and 2 of 9 from 3-point range. Curry also committed a season-high seven turnovers, and his 14 points were his third fewest this season.
“It obviously changes everything,” Kerr said in response to what happens if Curry has to miss any time. “Our rotation, how we’re playing, who we’re playing through – so, we’ll see.”
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Curry missed three consecutive games because of an illness earlier this season, and one because of an ankle issue.
“When I heard it was a quad I was actually kind of relieved,” Kerr said. “Better than an ankle or knee. Hopefully he can recover quickly and be OK, but we got to hold down the fort.”
The Warriors are 1-4 without Curry this season, and have a 92-155 record all time when he doesn’t play.
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