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DALLAS — Stephen Curry is expected to miss the Golden State Warriors’ Nov. 18 game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center after suffering an oblique abdominal tear Wednesday in Houston. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday that Curry is likely to be sidelined for close to a month.
Golden State announced Thursday that an MRI on Wednesday night confirmed the tear. Curry will be re-evaluated in two weeks, according to the team, which did not give a return date.
Golden State’s five-game road trip opened Nov. 11 in Houston and runs through Nov. 19. The Warriors play the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in an Emirates NBA Cup group-stage game, with tip-off at 8:30 p.m. CT on Prime. The game against the Mavericks, also at 8:30 p.m. CT, comes six days after Thursday’s announcement and before Curry is re-evaluated.
Curry left Wednesday’s game at Toyota Center with 6:25 remaining in the first quarter and did not return. He scored 3 points, all on a 3-pointer, in 6 minutes before Golden State ruled him out with right abdominal soreness.
The Houston Rockets pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 115-108 win that ended the Warriors’ eight-game winning streak, Reuters reported. Alperen Şengün led Houston with 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 assists. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds for Golden State, and Brandin Podziemski added 22 points. The loss dropped the Warriors to 8-4 after they opened the season 0-3.
Stephen Curry Expected To Miss Close To A Month
Charania said Thursday on ESPN’s “NBA Today,” the same day the Warriors released the MRI results, that he was told Curry is going to be sidelined for “closer to one month with this oblique abdominal tear that he suffered.” He also posted the report on X. According to Charania, the Warriors will evaluate Curry in about 14 days and at that point gauge whether his rehab needs three weeks, four weeks, or longer. He said the team is preparing for Curry to miss a double-digit number of games.
After Wednesday’s loss, Warriors coach Steve Kerr met with reporters before any MRI results were available. According to Kerr, Curry left Toyota Center during the second half to get the scan and told him he had hurt his abdominal area, something he had never done before.
“Concern is high, but I have no idea the extent of the injury,” Kerr said.
Curry Averaging 27.8 Points Ahead Of Warriors’ Dallas Visit
Through 10 games this season, all starts, Curry is averaging 27.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.9 assists. He is shooting 50% from the field and 45.7% from three-point range.
Curry, 38, is in his 18th season since Golden State drafted him seventh overall in 2009. He has won four NBA championships and is the NBA’s all-time leader in 3-pointers. Over 1,079 career games, he has averaged 24.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 6.3 assists. The Warriors visit the Mavericks at 8:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at American Airlines Center.
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