Curry took a shot to the knee, colliding with McKinley Wright, that left him unable to return to Saturday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks. This happened with 2:01 to go in the third quarter, Curry was playing defense against Wright.
When Curry left the game, he immediately had an x-ray – which showed negative. Per the Warriors, he is scheduled for an MRI next.
While he was limping back to the locker room, Curry did so under his own power. Two team trainers examined him on the bench and went back to the locker room with him.
It should be noted that the left knee he injured against the Mavericks is the same knee that he hurt on Thursday against the Denver Nuggets. Per Golden State’s head coach Steve Kerr, he wasn’t too sure if that collision two nights ago impacted this injury in any way.
“Any time a guy gets an MRI, there’s a concern level,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “We’ll just have to wait and see the results. … This has happened many, many times over the years. So fingers crossed he’s OK.” (ESPN)
The Warriors are 6-5 without Stephen Curry this season, due to a left shoulder subluxation, so if they are without their franchise player then they’ll be prepared to win games without him.
“If he’s out, then we move forward and we do have some games to look at, some game film to look at,” Kerr said. “We’ll be ready, regardless.”
According to multiple reports, spearheaded by Marc Stein, Josh Giddey is commanding a five-year, $120 million extension from the Chicago Bulls. This would see him roughly make $24 million a season.
Last June, Chicago acquired Giddey from the Oklahoma City Thunder, which saw Alex Caruso shipped to OKC – who are now in the NBA Finals.
During the season, the Bulls never offered the 22-year-old a new contract, but that could change due to the way he was playing in those 70 appearances. Many members of the media and fans have said Chicago won that trade.
Giddey averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists. It is unclear where his market stands currently, but he is setting the table of making at least $120 million over multiple years from any team who will offer him that type of contract.
According to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, the Dallas Mavericks have their eyes set on a solid point guard who can fill-in until Kyrie Irving is medically cleared to return from his torn ACL.
Ideally, Dallas wants the future fill-in to be complementary to Irving. This would either be playing alongside the veteran NBA champion or backing the 33-year-old up.
Even with the limited cap room they have, Dallas reportedly will entice players with playing time and having a prove-it situation with their temporary starting role. This could be geared towards veteran athletes who are picking between league minimums that want a legit shot at proving their worth.
Last season, Tyus Jones signed a veteran minimum contract with the Phoenix Suns with the hopes of landing a bigger contract in free agency.
The rumor-mill has already circulated names the Mavericks could land; Chris Paul and Malcolm Brogdon have been listed, as they’ll both be unrestricted free agents this offseason.
According to the man himself, during an event promoting his sneaker and apparel company 741 Performance, said he’s going to spend majority of his offseason in Boston and continue to weigh his options for recovery.
Brown spent playing the postseason dealing with a partially torn meniscus in his right knee, which has now led to possible considerations of undergoing knee surgery to repair the damage.
While it’s still an option, Brown wants to focus on consulting doctors and resting as much as humanly possible.
“l got a lot of doctors I gotta get evaluated with — see the potential for surgery versus no surgery, wait to speak to the [Celtics] organization,” Brown said. “For now, it’s just rest and recovery. I’m taking a step back from a long season. Mentally, it was a lot of stuff going on.”
With Jayson Tatum, torn Achilles, out most likely for the entire season, Brown will be seen as the number one option for the Boston Celtics. The Celtics will have to rely heavily upon the former Finals MVP in Tatum’s absence.
