SAN FRANCISCO— Stephen Curry limped off the bench late in Golden State's 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night after bruising his right quadriceps. He will undergo an MRI examination of the injury to determine its status.
The Warriors will have to regroup with the idea that Curry could be out for a while.
“Obviously it changes everything, our rotations, how we play, who we play through, so we'll see,” coach Steve Kerr said. “When I heard it was a quad, I felt some relief, better than the ankle or the knee, so hopefully he can recover quickly and be okay. But we have to hold down the fort.”
Curry and Amen Thompson went hard under the basket with 3:24 left and the score was tied at 91 after Thompson hit the rim, which was initially ruled an offensive foul. Houston challenged and Curry overturned the challenge.
Kerr said he could see Curry getting sick after that game. The two-time MVP finished with 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting (2-of-9 on 3-pointers), seven rebounds, five assists and seven of the Warriors' 16 turnovers, leading to 22 points for Houston.
“It's a challenge because if Steph is out of the game, everyone else is going to have to step up their game a lot to fill that void,” rookie Will Richard said.
Guard Gary Payton II also suffered a sprained left ankle, limiting him to just under five minutes.
