Warriors Dealt Major Blow As Stephen Curry Exits Game After Suffering Abdominal Injury vs. Rockets
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Stephen Curry will not return for the rest of the game tonight after exiting the game less than six minutes into the first quarter of the Warriors’ matchup against the Rockets in Houston.
Curry initially got tangled up with Alperen Sengun less than four minutes into the game when he was first spotted grabbing the right side of his abdomen.
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Minutes later, the 38-year-old veteran grimaced in pain after hitting a three-pointer. He immediately turned around, realized something was wrong, yelled in frustration, and the team called a timeout.
Stephen Curry headed to the locker room with an apparent right hip injury.
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Curry headed straight for the locker room, followed by the Warriors’ director of medical services, Drew Yoder. Later, Anthony Slater, ESPN’s insider for the Warriors, reported that Curry would not return for the rest of the game because he was out with right abdominal soreness.
NBA fans held their breath in disbelief as they saw this incident and read the update on social media. They flooded social media with dejected reactions.
“If he doesn’t come back, we are about to go on a losing streak… Houston plays too aggressively.”
“Hoping this is nothing serious. 🙏 The Warriors can’t afford to lose Steph Curry to another injury. Get well soon, Chef! ❤️🏀”
“Oh my God, man! 💔💔💔💔💔💔”
“Never a good sight. Hoping it’s nothing serious. 💔”
“God f–king damn it, every time we play the Rockets.”
This is a major setback for the Warriors, who need Stephen Curry to be healthy to contend realistically. Ahead of tonight’s game, he was averaging 30.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game while shooting 50.3% from the field and 45.7% from behind the three-point line.
It is unfortunate that just two games ago, Stephen Curry said that as long as he’s healthy, he’ll keep giving it his all for the Warriors after a 41-point masterclass.
Several fans unfairly blamed Amen Thompson for the injury, since he was Curry’s primary defender tonight. Driven by viral pregame comments from Ime Udoka, who said Amen Thompson was the Rockets’ only solution to stop Stephen Curry tonight, many of them clearly didn’t watch the game, since Thompson didn’t touch his abdomen at all on the play where the soreness seemed to worsen.
They also seem to have missed the play a few minutes before the shot where Curry’s discomfort seemingly began. Nonetheless, we hope this does not lead to an extended absence for the veteran superstar. The Warriors will now wait for more information on Curry’s health, hoping the pain in his abdomen won’t worsen.
Any prolonged absence could significantly affect their performance because the veteran superstar carries much of their offensive load this season. The Warriors’ top priority now is to make sure Curry fully recovers. It remains to be seen how long he is expected to be out due to this injury.