Stephen Curry injury worry made clear by Steve Kerr, ‘he’s never done it before’

The major blow was Stephen Curry only being able to play six minutes, after suffering an injury.

Head coach Steve Kerr provided an update on Curry, speaking at his postgame press conference. He said the injury was an unusual one for the superstar – one he had never experienced before.

Kerr explained: “He just said he tweaked something in his abdominal area, and said he’s never done it before. He went to get an MRI tonight, so we haven’t heard anything about the results yet.

“I don’t know. I mean, he was out there for five minutes, so I just saw him holding his side and tried to get him out as quickly as I could.”

The Warriors did the right thing by getting Curry out of the game as quickly as possible, but it remains to be seen how damaging this will be, longer term.

Kerr pleased with performance

It’s one thing playing without Stephen Curry and being prepared for it. It’s another issue to lose him at the start of the game and have to readjust.

The Warriors coped well, hanging with the Rockets until the end, and Kerr was pleased with the way his team competed in the circumstances.

He explained: “I think the group is really well connected and really competitive. I even like the fact that in the last three and a half minutes, we waved the white flag and won those three and a half minutes by 11 points. That matters. The competitive spirit of this team is fantastic.

“I think we have to keep working on our offensive execution. I’ll watch the tape, but it just felt like we had too many disorganized possessions in the second half where we weren’t creating any advantages. Without Steph, we have to be organized.”

There is no respite for the Warriors, who face the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup on Friday.

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