Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will miss at least two weeks and is expected to miss nearly a month with an oblique abdominal tear.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the expected timeline for Curry’s return after the team announced Thursday that the Warriors star would be re-evaluated in two weeks:
Curry left Wednesday’s loss to the Houston Rockets in the first quarter and was holding his right side as he headed to the locker room. He was ruled out for the remainder of the competition due to right abdominal pain.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Curry left the game to have an MRI.
“At halftime, before leaving for the MRI, Curry spoke to his teammates and told them to focus on the task at hand, assuring them he would overcome this latest injury,” ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported.
The injury comes amid an 8-4 start to the season for the Warriors. Curry has so far put up 27.8 points, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game.
Curry, 38, has had back-to-back seasons with over 70 games played, but he only managed to play in 43 games last season due to a lingering knee issue. In his 17th NBA season, Curry averaged 26.6 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game as the Warriors missed the playoffs.
He hoped to enter his 18th season fully healthy, but suffered a sprained right ankle during practice on Oct. 18, less than a week before the Warriors’ 2026-27 campaign began. Fortunately, he was ready for the start of the season.
He missed two of the Warriors’ first 11 games, although it was only in an effort to rest in the middle of back-to-back games.
Unfortunately for Golden State, injuries have been the talk of the town in recent years. While Curry missed nearly half of the 2025-26 campaign, Jimmy Butler only played 38 games before suffering a season-ending ACL tear in January.
When healthy, the Warriors have the talent to make the playoffs, but given the aging stars on their roster, avoiding injuries could still be an issue this year.
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