Golden State Warriors celebrity Stephen Curry will miss a minimum of two video games this week with an ankle harm.
An MRI confirmed no structural harm and confirmed a left peroneal tendon pressure, the group mentioned Monday.
Curry, 36, will likely be re-evaluated on Friday. The Warriors host the New Orleans Pelicans for back-to-back video games on Tuesday and Wednesday nights earlier than a highway sport in opposition to the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr mentioned after observe on Monday, in keeping with the San Francisco Chronicle, “I believe (our depth) is the power of this roster, however now we’ve received to again it up and I’m excited to offer these guys on the bench extra alternative.”
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Curry sustained the harm in Sunday’s 112-104 dwelling loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
He first left the sport with 2:43 left within the third quarter after injuring the ankle. He didn’t depart the bench space and was reinserted into the competition with 8:08 remaining within the fourth. However his return lasted simply 13 seconds after he aggravated the harm and exited for good, limping considerably and utilizing assist from teammate Gary Payton II.
Curry completed with 18 factors in 27 minutes. He made 4 of his seven 3-point makes an attempt and added six assists.
Curry is averaging 18.3 factors, 6.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds in three video games in his sixteenth season with the Warriors.
The ten-time All-Star and two-time NBA MVP is the league’s all-time chief in 3-point area targets (3,758) and profession free-throw proportion (.910).
The Warriors will even be with out guard De’Anthony Melton (decrease again pressure) for the Tuesday and Wednesday video games. Ahead Andrew Wiggins additionally has a decrease again pressure, and the group listed him as questionable for the primary sport in opposition to the Pelicans.