Stephen Curry is reportedly in “high spirits” regardless of struggling a left shoulder harm that precipitated him to depart the court docket early in the course of the Golden State Warriors’ 125-119 loss to Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, and he could have an MRI to evaluate the total extent of the harm.
Curry sustained the harm with 2:04 minutes left within the third quarter as he tried to strip Jalen Smith of the ball, instantly clutching his shoulder whereas persevering with to run down the court docket.
The Warriors referred to as a timeout the place Curry was assessed by coaching employees, later heading into the locker room and being dominated out within the fourth quarter.
“He’s going to have an MRI tomorrow. He was ruled out midway through the fourth. Training staff told me he wasn’t going to play the rest of the night. We’ll see how he is tomorrow,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr advised reporters.
Concerning Curry’s discomfort, Kerr added, “I didn’t ask about that. I trust their judgment and they said he’s not going back in. I just checked in with him briefly but haven’t had a chance to go into details.”
Kerr stated the 34-year-old eight-time All-Star Curry appeared upbeat throughout their transient interplay.
“Steph is always a guy with a great outlook on life, so he was in good spirits. We’ll hope for the best,” quoted Kerr.
The reigning NBA Finals MVP had 38 factors on five-of-10, three-point taking pictures with seven rebounds, and 7 assists till the harm paused his recreation.
Golden State, who slumped to 2-13 on the street this season, had fought again from a 74-54 half-time deficit, however couldn’t overcome the Pacers with out Curry.
“Just stunning! He basically put us on his shoulders for the minutes he was out there,” stated Kerr about Curry’s efficiency.about Curry’s efficiency.
“He was producing a lot offense, he was attending to the road, he was getting the ball to different individuals, he was completely sensible.
“I thought the guys did a great job of fighting throughout the third quarter before he got hurt and then after.”
Curry is averaging 29.6 factors on 49.7% field-goal taking pictures and 43.2% three-point taking pictures with 6.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists this season.
