A Stephen Curry injury cut his night short in Houston on Wednesday, as the Golden State Warriors star was ruled out against the Rockets with right abdominal soreness after leaving in the first quarter.
The moment came with just over seven minutes left in the opening period. Curry knocked down a 28 foot three off a Draymond Green assist to pull Golden State within 17 to 10. He didn’t celebrate. He came up hurting, reaching for his right side as he limped back on defense.
He stayed out there for close to another minute before the Warriors called a full timeout and sent Brandin Podziemski in for him. Curry then walked straight to the locker room with a team trainer, holding his right hip area the whole way.
The first read from courtside was a hip problem, but the team cleared that up after Curry was examined. Golden State listed the issue as right abdominal soreness and ruled him out for the rest of the night at the start of the second quarter. He finished with three points on one of three shooting and a turnover in about six minutes of action. Without him, the Warriors fell into a double digit hole against Houston.
So far the Warriors have not said anything about imaging or a timeline, and that is the update everyone in Golden State is waiting on. Abdominal soreness can mean a night off or something that lingers, and the team has not said which way this one is leaning.
The schedule is not doing the Warriors any favors. Wednesday was the first game of a five game road trip. Golden State faces the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in an NBA Cup game, then the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, the Dallas Mavericks next Wednesday and the Memphis Grizzlies the following Thursday. A Stephen Curry injury that keeps him out for any part of that stretch puts a heavy load on a roster built around him.
Durability has been the question hanging over Curry for a while now. He is 38 and in his 18th NBA season. Last season, a right knee injury kept him out of 27 straight games. When he finally came back in April, it was against these same Rockets. He scored 29 points in 26 minutes that night, but Kevin Durant and Houston held on for a 117 to 116 win.
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Golden State is expected to share more on the Stephen Curry injury once he is reevaluated ahead of Friday’s game in San Antonio.
