Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry left Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets in the first quarter with a right abdominal injury and was taken for an MRI. Coach Steve Kerr said the concern is high, but he does not yet know how serious the problem is.
Curry, 38, played less than six minutes at Toyota Center before heading to the locker room with a member of the team's medical staff. He had grabbed his right side, and the Warriors were trailing 19-10 at the time. The team ruled him out early in the second quarter because of right abdominal soreness. Curry finished with three points, making one of his three shots, a three-pointer.
Speaking after the game, Kerr said Curry told him he had tweaked something in his abdominal area and had never had that problem before. Kerr said he saw Curry holding his side. Curry left the arena during the second half for the MRI. No results were available when Kerr spoke to reporters, and the Warriors have not announced a timeline for his return.
Houston won the game 115-108. The result ended an eight-game winning streak for Golden State, its longest since the 2022 championship season. The Warriors had lost their first three games of the season before that run and now stand at 8-4. Yaxel Lendeborg led Golden State with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandin Podziemski scored 22 points after Curry exited. Golden State plays the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday night.
Curry is in his 18th NBA season and is averaging 30.6 points in 28.6 minutes per game. He played only 43 games last season, including a 27-game absence because of knee inflammation, and the Warriors missed the playoffs.
This season began with a scare in practice, when Curry sprained his right ankle on Oct. 18, less than a week before the opener. He was ready for the start of the season and has since missed two of the team's first 11 games, both for rest during back-to-back games.
The Warriors are also dealing with other injuries. Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody are recovering from knee surgeries and are expected back in the new year. Brandon Williams missed the Houston game with a hamstring injury he suffered against Orlando two nights earlier, and Will Richard is playing through a torn thumb ligament.
