HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry left Wednesday’s loss to the Houston Rockets in the first quarter with an abdominal injury and had an MRI, coach Steve Kerr said, according to CBS Sports.
Curry appeared to get hurt about halfway through the first quarter after getting tangled up with Rockets center Alperen Sengun. He grabbed at his side, hit a 3-pointer moments later, then left at the next dead ball and did not return.
“He said he tweaked something in his abdominal area,” Kerr said. “He said he’s never done it before. … Concern is high, but I have no idea the extent of the injury.”
The team was awaiting MRI results Wednesday night.
The timing is rough for Golden State. Curry entered the game averaging 30.1 points on 50.3% shooting, 45.7% from 3-point range and 98.7% from the free-throw line, and the Warriors had won eight straight games for the first time since their 2022 championship season, CBS Sports reported.
The Warriors were already without Jimmy Butler and Kristaps Porzingis, along with Brandon Williams and Gary Payton II.
Recovery times for abdominal and oblique strains vary widely with severity, from a couple of weeks to more than a month in recent NBA cases, CBS Sports noted. The Warriors have not given a timeline.
Sources: CBS Sports. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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