Stephen Curry will miss a week due to a contusion
The Golden State Warriors are preparing to face the absence of Stephen Curry for approximately one week due to a quadriceps contusion. The information, coming from sources close to the team, indicates that the recovery time will depend on how the player responds to treatment. The team confirmed the diagnosis through an MRI performed on Thursday, revealing the contusion and a muscle strain. Curry will be reevaluated in a week. Curry retired from the game against the Rockets in the last minute of the match, which ended in a home defeat by 104-100. According to sources, the injury is believed not to be serious.The Warriors will finish their current home game series facing the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. Curry was injured after a series of collisions in the final quarter. He tried to make a block on Amen Thompson of the Rockets with 3:24 remaining and received an elbow to the face, resulting in an offensive foul. On the next play, Curry attempted a layup and was also called for an offensive foul. After this, he could be seen moving with difficulty for the next few minutes. During a timeout with 35.2 seconds left to play and the Warriors losing by five points, Curry spoke with Rick Celebrini, the team’s chief medical officer, who indicated to the bench that Curry would not return to play. Both went to the locker rooms. Curry’s injury comes at a complicated time for the Warriors, who after Wednesday’s defeat, have a 10-10 record after a good start to the season with 4-1. After the game, both Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green criticized the team’s defensive performance.When I heard it was the quadriceps, I actually felt relieved. Better than an ankle or a knee.
Steve Kerr, Warriors coach
