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.”
Kristaps Porzingis has spent the past two seasons dealing with a mysterious illness that has been up-and-down in curing him from. Nobody really knows what he is dealing with, however, the 30-year-old says he is becoming healthier and is ready to play again.
“I believe I will be healthy now,” Porzingis said. “This is what I really feel. Not to sell anything because I’ve been in and out, out again. But this time, I really feel this is it.”
Porzingis strongly believes he has now turned a corner and expects to be available over the stretch of the remaining season.
Since being traded from the Atlanta Hawks at the deadline, and only appearing in 17 games for them, Porzingis has only played two games for the Golden State Warriors.
According to Philadelphia 76er’s head coach Nick Nurse, Tyrese Maxey did not suffer any fractures in his pinky finger. Maxey underwent an MRI for his sprained right hand.
“No breaks,” Nurse said. “Now, he’s got to see the hand specialists to figure out what’s next.”
Now, Philadelphia is currently assessing the level of damage and when he will be able to return to play again.
Nurse says the talented guard sprained the same pinky last year, which adds to the “concern factor.”
According to the National Basketball Association, they have fined Khris Middleton $25,000 dollars after he decided to throw his mouthpiece during the Dallas Mavericks’ loss to the Orlando Magic on March 5th.
Originally, the 34-year-old veteran was given a technical foul for this moment. However, it has now been upgraded with a financial punishment.
In 11 games with Dallas, Middleton is averaging 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists.
