The Warriors misplaced to the Clippers on Sunday evening however the loss wasn’t the worst a part of the sport for Golden State, as Steph Curry was pressured off the court docket with a suspected ankle sprain.
Steph Curry Suffers Ankle Sprain
A 112-104 loss for the Warriors towards the Clippers moved Steve Kerr’s aspect to 2-1 for the season this weekend, however Steph Curry’s harm overshadowed the end result.
Curry limped out of the sport throughout the third quarter and he didn’t return, with the two-time NBA MVP in seen ache after rolling his ankle with the Warriors 9 factors down.
Steph Curry leaves sport with an Ankle harm, ohh no 💔pic.twitter.com/SKSPHCMQXE
— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) October 28, 2024
Talking after the sport, Warriors coach Kerr offered an replace on Curry’s ankle: “He’s doing OK. He used the phrase ‘gentle’ or ‘reasonable’,” Kerr stated.
“He’s clearly sprained that ankle many occasions earlier than. He doesn’t suppose it’s too unhealthy, but it surely’s a priority.”
Curry is ready to have an MRI on his ankle after the harm, however issues don’t look good for the four-time NBA champion who’s reportedly going to be absent for the Warriors subsequent few video games.
However Kerr isn’t too fearful about his famous person’s harm and he believes the depth throughout the Warriors roster will nonetheless information them to success with out Curry: “I really feel extra comfy that we are able to stand up to an absence offensively with out Steph due to [our] depth.”
Within the absence of Curry, Andrew Wiggins is predicted to take extra accountability for the Warriors which was clear throughout the Clippers loss when he led all scores with 29 factors.
Andrew Wiggins via three video games:
19.7 PPG (leads group)
6.7 RPG
3.7 3PM
57.9% 3PT pic.twitter.com/juHXtBYPKQ— StatMamba (@StatMamba) October 28, 2024
Kerr continued: “Wiggs is off to an amazing begin and had an amazing evening, he’s an apparent candidate to get the ball extra. However we’ve bought a deep group. We’ve bought plenty of guys who can play. We can be prepared.”
The Warriors don’t have a simple run arising with out Curry, as they face the Pelicans twice at dwelling earlier than highway journeys to Houston, Washington and Boston.