Things have gone from bad to worse this season for the Warriors, as Stephen Curry suffered a broken left hand during the team’s game against Phoenix on Wednesday night, reports Marcus Thompson of The Athletic (Twitter link). The club has confirmed Thompson’s report.
According to Kerith Burke of NBC Sports California (Twitter link), Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers said Curry will undergo a CT scan on his hand to see if surgery is required. The club doesn’t yet have an estimate on a potential recovery timetable, but it’s safe to assume the two-time MVP will miss some time.
Although the Warriors picked up their first win of the season on Monday against New Orleans, it has otherwise been a disastrous start to the season for the franchise that has won the Western Conference for five consecutive years. The Dubs were blown out in their home opener by the Clippers last Thursday, then run off the court in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
In Wednesday’s contest, Golden State’s third loss, the Suns built a 43-14 lead by the end of the first quarter, fueled by a shocking 30-1 run. Curry’s injury occurred later in the game when he drove to the net and landed awkwardly, bracing his fall with his left hand just before Baynes fell on that hand (video link).
Golden State entered this season expecting to lean heavily on Curry, Draymond Green, and D’Angelo Russell, with Klay Thompson recovering from an ACL tear and without a ton of quality depth surrounding those stars. Now that both Splash Brothers project to be on the injured list for the foreseeable future, the Warriors’ playoff chances look much slimmer.
The Warriors’ cap situation will make things even more difficult moving forward. The team is right up against a hard cap and can’t add a 15th man, let alone apply for a hardship exception for a 16th.
As ESPN’s Bobby Marks observes (via Twitter), Golden State still has more than eight healthy players on its roster, meeting the league’s minimum requirements, so the club is handcuffed for now. Even if that number dipped below eight, the Warriors’ hard cap means they’d have to petition the NBA to add a player, Marks adds (via Twitter).
It’s too early to call this a lost season for the Warriors, especially since we don’t yet know how much time Curry will miss. But that hasn’t stopped NBA writers from drawing comparisons to the 1996/97 Spurs, who bottomed out (a year after winning 59 games) due primarily to a season-ending David Robinson injury.
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lol @ all the people that bought season tickets for Chase center
Good luck trying to get rid of them.
The Chase Center was a complete waste of $500M.
The arena has made 2 billion in profit. Great insight.
It made a 2 billion dollar profit after being open for just 54 days? Those are undoubtedly projected profits which will fall short of expectations.
Sponsors!
Looks like harden and westbrook come up short again
Wow just no class rocket fans here talking smack about a injury to a NBA player. Next up they will be cheering on fires and mass shootings. Very low class of them.
It’s all about the
Benjamins…..
True fans doesn’t matter support the team and have a hot dog and soda all’s good
Problem is the warriors have no true fans they are all front runners
Troll
Speak for yourself bandwagon fan.
wrong
No front runner here. 40 plus years true to Bay Area teams
Like this on Twitter:
“2020-21: Steph, Klay, Dray, top 3 pick, something in return for Russell, and the best of our current young rotation. This year will be brutal, but this group isn’t done yet.”
Agreed.
By the way, the Suns are FOR REAL
It’s a new day!
In the NBA!
At least until
tomorrow…..
Wow. Unbelievable. Might as well rest Draymond for the rest of the year, get out from under the hard cap, and try again next year.
They should do a fire sale like OKC did.
Astros should do a fire sale choking in the world series like they did.
Those that picked the under on 47.5 wins for GS are looking good.
Man, it looked awful. Big Baynes flattening Steph’s hand back on itself. Ouch.
Speedy recovery Steph.
What a difference a year makes
Or a day…..
Or one play…
DeAnglo Russel for Andre Drummond who says no???
Warriors say no, while laughing and hanging up…
The warriors would be getting the better end of the deal? Dlo and steph on the floor together will never work. Russel is a sexier name for the front running warrior fans but Drummond is the better player
I will admit Drummond has become a better player than 3 years ago. But I believe wings and ball-handlers have a bigger role than lumbering centers.
And if it’s the same money I’d rather have a wing or a guard than a limited Center who rebounds very well and blocks shots. But just my opinion and I appreciate your views on Drummond.
I posted the same trade offer a couple weeks ago. This guy Gary chose to insult me saying I was “out of my mind”. I told him enjoy losing this year and holler back when the trade happens. Looks like he is the one who is a fool. Drummond has flaws but is still a very talented 2 time all star who could be returning to the all star game this year. Furthermore the warriors have the pieces to cover his flaws and exploit his talents. Rather than having drussell as a 2g playing defense. Lol this guy doesnt even know how to assess he own team. Probably a bandwagoner.
If D-Lo is the main guy now….. #lottery
They ought to find a reason to sit green all year to make it happen. Steph, Klay, and Drag, rest up, see you in 2020
Why??? Fans still pay to watch games, Dray still gets paid to play games, no rest for him.
It’s like GSW made a deal with the Devil for their recent run of success. Starting at the end of last year, he’s come for his pound of flesh. Crazy series of events for them.
Its why dynasties are so tough. You must have a lot of luck on injuries.
LOL at him for the flagrant 2