Stephen Curry has missed 5 games for the Golden State Warriors due to a knee issue. He’s now assured to miss at the least 5 extra.
The Warriors have dominated the previous MVP out for the subsequent 10 days, at which level he shall be reevaluated, the team announced Thursday. An MRI reportedly got here again clear of any structural injury Wednesday, however the ache and swelling have persevered in Curry’s proper knee.
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“It’s just lingering soreness,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Thursday.
Sitting out Thursday’s sport in opposition to the Boston Celtics means Curry could have missed 17 games this season. His subsequent missed sport will make him ineligible for the NBA’s regular-season awards, breaking a five-year streak of All-NBA groups.
The Celtics won Thursday’s game 121-110.
Curry final performed Jan. 30, when he exited a aggressive sport after the third quarter due to some awkward contact on a drive. Kerr stated after the sport that the staff did not consider Curry’s knee issue was “anything major,” however at the least 10 missed games is veering into main territory.
The Warriors’ subsequent 4 games after the Celtics are the Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers. If he’s green-lit to return after 10 days, Curry’s first sport again can be in opposition to the Los Angeles Clippers on March 2.
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Golden State at present sits at 29-27, good for eighth within the Western Conference. It’s not in a lot hazard of falling out of the play-in event — it is 7.5 games forward of Eleventh-place Memphis — however there is a very actual likelihood the staff’s report shall be .500 or worse by the point Curry comes again.
On the brilliant aspect for the Warriors, commerce acquisition Kristaps Porziņģis made his debut Thursday after coping with an Achilles harm, posting 12 factors in 17 minutes off the bench. However, with Curry’s knee woes and Jimmy Butler III already out for the season, there’s little purpose to anticipate the staff to be aggressive in getting any of its standout gamers on the courtroom.