Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has an oblique abdominal tear and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team said Thursday, after an MRI the night he left the Warriors' 115-108 loss at Houston.
The Warriors posted the diagnosis on X, saying Curry exited with 6:25 left in the first quarter Wednesday and underwent an MRI that night. "The MRI confirmed that Curry has an oblique abdominal tear. He will be reevaluated in two (2) weeks," the team said, in a post also carried on NBA.com. An Associated Press account on the same NBA.com page described the diagnosis as an "oblique abdominal strain" and said he will be re-evaluated in two weeks. The wording differs; the team's official update called it a tear.
Curry made a 3-pointer — his only basket of the game — with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the first quarter, then put his hand on his right side and winced as he backpedaled, AP reported. He walked over to coach Steve Kerr and headed to the locker room, appearing to be in pain and holding his right side. "He said he tweaked something in his abdominal area and said he's never done it before," Kerr said. After the game, but before the imaging results, Kerr said, "Concern is high."
The 38-year-old, a two-time Kia MVP and 12-time All-Star, entered the night ranked second in the NBA in scoring at 30.6 points per game and had been Golden State's leading scorer in six of the eight wins that followed an 0-3 start. The Rockets snapped that streak. The team has not said whether Curry will play Friday at San Antonio.