Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s enjoying standing is unsure after the two-time NBA MVP sustained a pelvic damage throughout Thursday night time’s 117-114 win over the Toronto Raptors.
Curry, who opted to relaxation and sat out Tuesday’s match, obtained damage whereas driving for a layup late within the third quarter. He landed laborious on his tailbone as he crashed to the ground and remained down for a number of moments earlier than being helped to his ft and brought to the locker room.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr stated Curry tried to speak his manner again into the sport, however the choice was made to maintain him out. “He thought he would possibly have the ability to come again,” Kerr stated. “We simply determined to not threat something. Hopefully it’s not dangerous.”
The total extent of Curry’s damage gained’t be recognized till the Warriors obtain the MRI outcomes. Till then, your entire franchise is holding its collective breath.
An 11-time All-Star and two-time NBA scoring champion, Curry has scored in double figures in 57 of the 59 video games he’s performed on this season. He went into the sport in opposition to Toronto averaging a team-leading 24.3 factors and scored 17 in opposition to the Raptors earlier than leaving injured.
“He hit that floor laborious, you may hear it,” teammate Draymond Inexperienced stated. “It’s loopy. Clearly a scary second for us, and for him. Hopefully he’s good.”
The Warriors don’t play once more till beginning a six-game street journey in Atlanta on Saturday. Kerr was not sure of Curry’s availability for the sport in opposition to the Hawks and stated it is going to be decided by Curry and Rick Celebrini, Golden State’s Director of Sports activities Medication and Efficiency.
“Rick makes all these choices primarily based on his analysis,” Kerr stated. “At this level it’s all hypothesis.”