Warriors All-Star point guard Stephen Curry is expected to be sidelined for several weeks with a left leg injury, sources inform Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Curry left Golden State’s victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night in the third quarter after suffering the injury. He subsequently underwent imaging that determined the ailment was more serious than his club had hoped.
This is naturally a huge blow for Golden State, currently the seventh seed in the West at 27-26 with just 29 games left in the 2022-23 regular season. Just 2.5 games separate the Warriors and the No. 13 seeded-Lakers. If Golden State cannot at least tread water record-wise in the absence of Curry, it could quickly fall out of the play-in tournament bracket.
As Anthony Slater of The Athletic tweets, Curry’s injury will most likely keep him sidelined through the 2023 All-Star Weekend. Slater cautions that the Warriors still trying to discern the severity of the injury, and thus exactly how long he will be shelved.
Per Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area, Golden State is hopeful Curry could come back soon after the All-Star break. NBA contests resume February 23.
The reigning Finals MVP is having another great individual season, despite his team’s middling record. The 6’2″ vet is averaging 29.4 PPG on .495/.427/.922 shooting splits, along with 6.4 APG, 6.3 RPG and 1.0 SPG across 38 games.
This could also further complicate the Warriors’ approach to the impending trade deadline, as the club will have to determine what young assets it is willing to surrender in order to make a playoff push.
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