The Golden State Warriors need all the Stephen Curry they can get to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals.
Instead, they hadn't even made it a half into the series before Curry was injured.
Early in the second quarter, Curry curled for a handoff, flipped in a floater and appeared to be injured on either his plant or landing.
Running back down the floor, he waved to the bench to send someone in for him. At the next stoppage, the Warriors substituted Curry out of the game. He went to the locker room.
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Shortly thereafter, Warriors PR confirmed that Curry sustained a hamstring strain and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
At the time of Curry's exit, the Warriors led Minnesota, 30-20. Curry already had 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting, including 3-for-6 from downtown.
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Warriors record without Stephen Curry this season
The all-time great turned 37 years old in March and missed 12 games during the regular season. The Warriors went 7-5 in the 12 games he missed during the regular season
If the Warriors want to win the NBA title in surprising fashion, they'll still have to rattle off 12 wins, counting Tuesday night.
That's only happening if Curry is at full strength.
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