Warriors' Curry limps off with bruised quad, will have MRI - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry left in the final minute of a 104-100 home loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, hobbling to the locker room with what the team called a right quad contusion.

Curry will have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury.

«When I heard it was a quad, I was actually relieved,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. «Better than an ankle or a knee.»

Curry came up limping after a series of fourth-quarter collisions. He attempted to take a charge on Rockets guard Amen Thompson with 3:24 left and was bulled over with an elbow. After review, Curry was called for a blocking foul.

Two possessions later, Curry drove into the lane for his own crashing layup attempt and was called for a charge. Kerr challenged the call, and it wasn't overturned. In the aftermath, Curry moved around gingerly the next couple of minutes in obvious pain.

During a timeout with 35.2 seconds left and the Warriors down five, Curry had a conversation with Rick Celebrini, the team's lead medical decision-maker, who waved to the bench that Curry was done for the night. The two then departed to the locker room.

«If Steph has to miss [time]?» Kerr said. «It obviously changes everything — our rotations, how we're playing, who we are playing through. We'll see.»

Curry's injury comes at a shaky time for the Warriors. Wednesday night's loss dropped them to 10-10 through 20 games after a 4-1 start. In the aftermath, both Jimmy Butler III and Draymond Green were critical of the team's recent defensive effort.

«We don't box out,» Butler said. «We don't go with the scouting report. We let anybody do whatever they want — open shots, get into the paint, free throws. It's just sad.»

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