The Golden State Warriors have announced on Tuesday that their point guard Stephen Curry will miss at least two weeks of basketball after suffering a sprained right ankle. Curry was injured in the team’s 125-115 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. The injury occurred towards the end of the fourth quarter when Curry and Pelicans’ E’Twaun Moore got tangled up.
After the game, Curry left the arena in a walking boot. The MRI on the ankle showed no structural damage, and the sprain will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
“It was a dumb play because I tried to go for a steal,” – said Curry about the injury. “And then obviously it was just a bang-bang [play]. I got caught on E’Twaun’s shoe as I went by him and couldn’t catch myself. So obviously it hurt, but wanted to kind of get back here, get ice on it and get the rehab process started as soon as possible.”
The Warriors will be without Curry for at least 6 games, including the visit to his hometown of Charlotte. Curry isn’t the only Warriors player who might miss the game against the Hornets since Patrick McCaw (nose contusion) and Zaza Pachulia (left shoulder soreness) are listed as questionable.
Two times NBA MVP struggled with injuries previously, and they were considered dangerous for his career at one point. After numerous sprains, Curry had to undergo a surgery on his right ankle in 2011–12 preseason to repair torn ligaments. Although he healed in time to begin the regular season, he sprained it again on two occasions. In April 2012, he had another surgery and eventually missed the majority of the season.
