Stephen Curry injury update: Warriors star a ‘close call’ to be available for Game 1
Warriors star Stephen Curry suffered a foot injury in the second quarter of March 16’s game against the Celtics.
Curry left the game after the injury and never came out of the locker room after halftime. The Warriors officially ruled him out for the game shortly after the second half started.
For more on Curry’s injury, we have you covered with everything we know below.
What is Stephen Curry’s injury?
Curry was ruled out for the game with “left foot soreness,” according to Warriors PR.
Stephen Curry (left foot soreness) will not return to tonight’s game.
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) March 17, 2022
During the second quarter of Golden State’s game against the Celtics, Curry got tangled up with Marcus Smart fighting for a loose ball. He came up hobbling and tried to play through it, but eventually went into the locker room early.
Steph Curry officially out for the game with what team is calling left foot soreness following this play pic.twitter.com/6edSJxQszv
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 17, 2022
When both teams came out to start the second half, Curry was not on the floor with the Warriors. The team announced he would miss the rest of the game shortly thereafter.
How long will Stephen Curry be out?
The day after the injury, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Curry would be out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his left foot.
Charania also noted X-rays on Curry’s foot came back negative, meaning he had not suffered a fracture. Curry then provided his own update on his situation.
“That two-week (timeline) was a marker to know how it’s healing. … You don’t want to rush the beginning phases of the healing because that’s where you make the most progress,” Curry told the media.
When asked if he would be ready for Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs, Curry stated, “I think I have enough time for that. I’m an optimist, though.”
On April 1, the Warriors announced that Curry is “making good progress” and the team will provide another update on April 11.
On April 12, the Warriors said Curry “continues to make good progress” and that he “started various individual on-court activities (shooting, running) last week and may return to full team practices at some point this week.”
The release continued, “His eventual return to game action – and the possibility of playing this weekend – is undetermined and will be based on his continued progress.”
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski added, “it remains a “close call” on Curry’s availability for Game 1.
The Warriors will take on the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, April 16 for Game 1, giving Curry a few more days to get ready for the start of the playoffs.