TL;DR
- Golden State Warriors losing four of five games, facing Stephen Curry's injury.
- Curry diagnosed with a right quad contusion; MRI scheduled for further evaluation.
- Coach Steve Kerr relieved it's not an ankle or knee injury, hoping for quick recovery.
- Warriors have a 10-10 record, with no need to panic despite Curry's injury.
The Golden State Warriors are going backwards in late November.
The team has dropped four of its most recent five contests and might be forced to play without Stephen Curry for an unspecified duration.
Following their 104-100 defeat against the Houston Rockets, the Dubs announced that the four-time NBA champion is suffering from a right quad contusion, and an MRI is scheduled to provide the organization with a more precise understanding of the injury.
Soon after Curry's injury was diagnosed, Warriors coach Steve Kerr shared his true feelings regarding his star player's condition.
“Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said ‘I was actually relieved’ when he heard Curry sustained a quad injury,” the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sam Gordon reported on X/Twitter. “Better than an ankle or a knee. So, hopefully he can recover quickly and be OK.”
Although an ankle or knee injury would have been significantly more troublesome for Curry, a strained quadriceps is also not an injury to be taken lightly.
Curry's play relies on executing precise cuts and rapid directional shifts, so it's crucial for the 37-year-old to be fully recovered before resuming competition.
With The Dubs having played only 20 games this season, there's no justification for them to start panicking at this point.
Should an MRI confirm that Curry, currently averaging 28.8 points per game with a 47.8% field goal percentage and 39.9% from three-point range, will not be sidelined for the remainder of the season due to his latest injury, the Warriors retain the possibility of recovering from their underwhelming 10-10 beginning.
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