The Warriors misplaced to the Clippers on Sunday night time however the loss wasn’t the worst a part of the sport for Golden State, as Steph Curry was pressured off the courtroom with a suspected ankle sprain.
Steph Curry Suffers Ankle Sprain
A 112-104 loss for the Warriors towards the Clippers moved Steve Kerr’s facet to 2-1 for the season this weekend, however Steph Curry’s damage overshadowed the consequence.
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 damage, ohh no 💔pic.twitter.com/SKSPHCMQXE
— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) October 28, 2024
Talking after the sport, Warriors coach Kerr supplied 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 assume it’s too dangerous, however it’s a priority.”
Curry is ready to have an MRI on his ankle after the damage, 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 frightened about his celebrity’s damage 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 will face up to an absence offensively with out Steph due to [our] depth.”
Within the absence of Curry, Andrew Wiggins is anticipated to take extra accountability for the Warriors which was clear throughout the Clippers loss when he led all scores with 29 factors.
Andrew Wiggins by way of three video games:
19.7 PPG (leads workforce)
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 incredible begin and had an incredible night time, he’s an apparent candidate to get the ball extra. However we’ve received a deep workforce. We’ve received numerous 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 house earlier than street journeys to Houston, Washington and Boston.
