HOUSTON – A tale as old as time, down South. Stephen Curry came off a handoff from Draymond Green in the first quarter at the Toyota Center, and let fly from the left wing, and watched as rotation met twine. Normal. Nothing amiss.
Except something, judging by Curry’s face, was clearly wrong.
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His brows furrowed, into a grimace. His hand went to his right side. And he yelled in frustration, throwing his fist – after a made three.
A minute of game clock later, at the first timeout in the first quarter, Curry walked off the floor and straight to the locker room. He didn’t return to the bench for the rest of the period, and was ruled out for the rest of the night with right abdominal soreness, a source confirmed to the Chronicle.
Curry, visibly, didn’t look to be moving at full speed from tip-off, getting blocked on a layup and not finding much separation on drives with Rockets ace defender Amen Thompson hanging all over him.
Curry had gotten off to one of the hottest starts of his 18-year NBA career across Golden State’s eight-game win streak, averaging 30.6 points per game, 4.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds in just 28.6 minutes per contest. Golden State has been highly cautious and intentional of preserving the 38-year-old Curry’s body, with head coach Steve Kerr pregame noting Curry’s continued level of dedication to his conditioning.
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“He’s just staying off his feet, relying on the fact that he’s built up this incredible skill level that’s not going to leave him,” Kerr said. “And he’s found ways to stay really, really fit without pounding the knees, the ankles. So, on the bike, on the underwater treadmill. Like, he really is creative in his quest to stay on top of things, and this is a little different routine for him this year.”
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This article originally published at Warriors’ Steph Curry exits game against Rockets with ab soreness, ruled out for night.
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