Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry could possibly be again in motion just some video games after he rolled his ankle and limped off the court docket within the remaining minutes of a house loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
An MRI on the 35-year-old’s proper ankle returned clear on Friday, the staff confirmed Saturday. He’ll miss Saturday’s recreation towards San Antonio Spurs and be be reevaluated for a Tuesday return, which suggests he can even miss Monday’s matchup with the Spurs.
The replace ought to quell issues for Warriors followers who had been left with bated breath when Curry did not return within the fourth quarter of Thursday’s 125-122 defeat.
Curry was gathering the ball after receiving a cross on a minimize to the basket when he rolled his proper ankle. He let loose a number of yells loud sufficient for the printed’s mics to choose up earlier than his exit. His MRI outcomes dominated out ligament and tissue injury or a fracture.
Instantly after the sport, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr informed reporters that he did not have an replace on Curry’s standing as a result of he hadn’t spoken with staff trainers. Curry wasn’t within the locker room for media availability, however Kerr famous that he noticed the guard soaking his proper foot in an ice bathtub.
“His spirits are excessive,” Draymond Inexperienced mentioned when requested about Curry on Thursday night time. “So hopefully, it is not too dangerous. However we have simply acquired to attend and see.
Curry has a historical past of ankle accidents that dates all the best way again to his rookie season in 2010. He missed the primary recreation of his skilled profession attributable to a left ankle sprain, then underwent ankle surgical procedure after being sidelined for eight video games all year long. At one level in his second season, Curry sprained his ankle twice in seven days.
The 2-time NBA MVP has missed three video games this season, and the Warriors are 0-3 with out him. In November, he was out for 2 matchups attributable to a proper knee damage. In January, the staff rested him towards the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Warriors at present sit tenth within the Western Convention, only a half-game again of the ninth-place Los Angeles Lakers.
Golden State’s video games towards the Spurs are adopted by matchups with the Mavericks on March 13 and the Lakers three days later.
Teammate Klay Thompson indicated the staff is ready to win whereas Curry recovers.
“If he’s out, it is unlucky, nevertheless it’s a part of the size of the season,” he mentioned throughout Thursday’s postgame information convention. “We’ll do effectively with out him. We will depend on our historical past and execute with out him.”