March 21: Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Curry underwent an MRI after the game, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic (Twitter video link).
“He thought he might be able to come back (into the game),” Kerr said. “We just decided not to risk anything. So hopefully it’s not bad.”
March 20: Warriors superstar Stephen Curry suffered a hard fall on his back following a drive on Thursday vs. Toronto, grabbing his tailbone and staying down on the ground in pain, The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson II relays (Twitter link).
Curry headed to the locker room, with general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. later following him. He was then quickly ruled out for the rest of the game due to a pelvic contusion, according to Andscape’s Marc J. Spears (Twitter link).
It’s an obviously unfortunate turn of events for the streaking Warriors, who have won 15 of their last 18 games. During that stretch, Curry is averaging 28.1 point and 6.1 assists per game while making 40.5% of his 12.5 three-point attempts.
The Warriors have increasingly looked like formidable Western Conference contenders since acquiring Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline. Entering Thursday night’s game, they were 2.5 games behind the fifth-seeded Grizzlies.
It’s not clear how many games, if any, the injury will force Curry to miss beyond Thursday. Any missed time would be a blow to Golden State. The Warriors held on to defeat the Raptors on Thursday for their 41st win of the season.
Prayers up.
Let him rest up. Butler can carry the team!
The Podz and Butts heat culture crew…
General soreness hasn’t carried any team anywhere…
You need to find his heir apparent, I’m sure someone out there, young with Steph like traits a free agent that can develop with the young core they already have. A young C (Post is 25) the same young age as the PG (20-23)
No one with Curry-like skills is going to be a Free Agent at this time of year, or ever. Post is definitely not old. He has a good 10 years ahead of him.
I’m not saying Post is old just saying to get a real young C and PG. I thought Shaife Cooper might have been a consideration but he isn’t it. Maybe they can find that PG and C in next seasons draft. There are a couple PG prospects they can get
There is always someone out there in the world they can find, you would just have to dig deep. I’m sure I could find a couple guys if I looked all over the world for talent. Sometimes you just need to be noticed like for example the Greek Freak
This is like saying there is an MJ like talent out there lol
Like traits. I didn’t say a literal Steph Curry shooter is out there Brabo. We will be having many more Curry’s than having another MJ talent.
What are we getting excited about…. Someone making open 3 point shots in the weakest era of zero defensive effort and no dribbling skills. Maybe when we see actual defense being played then we would see how great he is. If Steve Kerr had the green light to fire and he was in this generation they would be saying the same thing but Kerr had to play with real defense, coaches, the real basketball game, etc etc etc so he wasn’t aloud like others and many many many many many others who didn’t have the green light, zero basketball IQ, running around, all 30 teams switch on defense, it’s ugly out there
You think Steve Kerr would’ve had similar success shooting the ball as curry if he’d been given the green light to shoot it whenever?
Maybe not Kerr but maybe some others. Give Dale Ellis 12 attempts a game or Bird or anything anyone back then to come into this generation of how easy it is and make as many. Just no defence today. If someone played man to man defense then he wouldn’t make them
Play man to man defense without bad breath being a foul and they have to dribble too and see how good Curry really is. He might not even be as good as that guy named Dell Curry
You dont seem to understand how hard it is to get up 12 attempts, and make them at an all time elite clip. Theres a reason most “shooters” are at something like 4-6 and cant get more. Oh and Bird didnt have to deal with teams doubling him at half court for most of his career.
You dont know ball at all. Keep showing what a casual you are. MJ was all time but the average player in his era was worse than most G leaguers.
Imagine Mitch Richmond shooting thirteen 3s a game
Actually, Steph Curry is not even in the top 10 in 3 point accuracy. His brother is. Steve Kerr is #1. They just didn’t shoot as many 3s when Kerr played.
@luke 207 is a massive Curry hater, he’s the most delusional poster on here.
I appreciate Curry. You assume I hate Curry. You make things up
Ah, but one can both appreciate him and also call for his early retirement.
You aren’t lying here, but you are bad faith arguing my callout.
Steve Kerr did not have the athleticism handles strength quickness and about 1000 other things that Steph Curry has.
Curry has one of the best two handles in the NBA period. He makes 3pt at a elite rate on volume twice as high or more than other elite shooters. Oh and he does it all while being double and triple teamed. If you think the modern NBA player, where the worst athletes in the league would be considered extremely long and athletic in the 90s, isnt playing defense your f***ing smoked.
this is a cope take, sorry. steph at his age, is gunna get hurt from time to time, but its not gunna end his career, lay off the hyperbole
I’m surprised Scarlett666 isn’t on here saying that the only reason the Warriors won tonight is because no team has ever scouted them.
I have never heard that one before, I will be adding it to my list of replies
He/It also believes that the Heat are on a 9 game losing streak because they don’t have to prove that they don’t need Butler anymore..? I don’t understand that one. He just can’t except that Butler is better than Wiggins. That is not a slight against Wiggins.
Out in round 1.
No
That’s if they’re healthy…
Play in teams aren’t guaranteed to see round 1…
Your wishful thinking is noted.
you wish
Everyone wants to be like Curry that even scrubs launch nine threes a game
^ we got another hater, boys. You mean like the Celtics?
The game is better than its ever been. Stay mad.
They make 32% of those 9 instead of 44%. If it were easy everyone would do it…
Read again. Come on. I give up on you two
This is a really weird injury to get…would not surprise me one bit if it had to do with the Momentus tech. Probably still working out the kinks. Irresponsible of Lacob. Watch this one closely folks…
This was actually not the momentus Tech pilot program causing the injury, but rather Gravitus tech from 30 inches above the surface of the earth. Been around since Cain and Abel fell hard for it east of Eden. It happens less often today because of padding, grass, and/or wood, but Lacob is on the committee of finding a viable solution.
I’m not familiar with Gravitus, but it doesn’t surprise me that Lacob is mixed up in even more space tech.
Not even a foul called on him getting body slammed. Any other star gets free throws. Refs were letting Curry get pushed and held on game without foul calls.
Some nights they just decided teams are allowed to play super physical illegal defense. Of course those same nights they hit Kuminga with every ticky tack foul.
The Refs are so bad at officiating Warriors games. F***ing embarrassing.
Again Chapman you are clueless to the big picture
So Im imagining all the times I see defenders illegally grab Steph on almost every possession? Oh and all the times he takes illegal contact on drives but the Refs dont call it because he is skilled at finishing through contact, even if it is illegal defense.
He gets the worst “Star” whistle in the history of the NBA. If he got half the whistle of SGA he would shoot 20 FTs a game.
Get ready for the future where the conversation around Steph when he retires is that he was a top 5 great despite never facing legal defense.
luke didn’t watch the game last night or he would have known the Refs were letting the raptors play bully ball. Curry was being held a lot of the game and no calls.
Not just Curry. They were absolutely egregious when it came to Kuminga. They allow so much contact to him when driving.
They called the collision that led to Steph’s injury “incidental contact”. Seriously.
I would rest him for the next 10 days. These games are winnable.
@ Hawks tomorrow
@ Heat on Tuesday
@ Pelicans on Friday
@ Spurs on 3/30
Biggest game he would be back for would be against Memphis at home on April 1st, if not that then definitely against Lakers on April 3rd at home. They have a stretch in April where it’s Grizzlies/Lakers/Nuggets/Rockets so that will determine what seeding they get most likely. It would be foolish to bring him back before April 1st or April 3rd in my opinion but let’s see what the MRI says later today.
Winnable, maybe – but the Hawks are 6-4 in their L10 2 wins over the Pacers, the Pelicans beat the Clippers and Twolves in the past 10 days, and the Spurs just beat the Knicks by 15 (and GS only beat them by 3).
This is what happens when FankeStein. Can’t get enough of his Curry doll lols. The doll never lasts a season …….. right Marty !!
It could be a few gms. Nasty fall in a bad place. Let him rest…..
With 12 gms left. You want to make sure you stay at that six seed. Gives you time to rest. Although Warriors might rather the Rockets instead of Nuggets. In first round.
MRI RESULT:. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, CONTUSION ONLY
He’ll miss Saturday game against Atlanta, will be re-examined Monday, hopefully ready for Tuesday’s game in Miami.
Man to man defense can shut Curry down. Why does nobody play defense in today’s era other than Mikal Bridges?
Mikal Bridges and Jonathan Isaac are what every NBA player should strive to be
Lolssss
Bridges is super over rated where he isnt nearly as good as he was in PHX. Isaacs is playing 15 min a game and cant get into the second half rotation but sure hes suuuuppppeerrr good…