In his first night back from an ankle injury that forced him to miss six games, Stephen Curry limped off the court not to return after in third quarter Friday night after JaVale McGee fell into his knee.
He limped to the bench then eventually to the locker room after the injury.
Steph exits the game after JaVale lands on his left leg pic.twitter.com/oxuJkHe2N0
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 24, 2018
The severity of the injury is not yet known and should become clear on Saturday after an MRI.
Golden State's Steph Curry will undergo an MRI on his left knee Saturday, league source tells ESPN. Curry left game tonight with what Warriors are calling a strain.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 24, 2018
Warriors star Stephen Curry has initial diagnosis of an MCL injury to his left knee, league sources tell Yahoo. MRI on Saturday for degree of severity.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 24, 2018
Curry scored 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds before being forced to leave the game, and the Warriors held on to win the game.
Obviously, if Curry is out heading into the playoffs, that changes the dynamic in the West, where the Houston Rockets were already right on the heels of the Warriors.
‘We need him on the floor to get where we want to go.’ - Quinn Cook on Curry.
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) March 24, 2018