The Golden State Warriors may need to power through without Steph Curry for at least one game.
Curry hurt his hamstring in the first half of the second-round series opener between the Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The Golden State star looked hobbled as he walked up the floor during a possession three minutes into the second quarter.
The two-time MVP fought through the pain to score a floater at the 8:48 mark before immediately requesting to be subbed out of the contest. Curry did not return and was later ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Curry was “day-to-day” and that the point guard was “crushed” that he was unable to return to the floor in Game 1. Kerr confirmed that Golden State is operating under the assumption that Curry will not be available for Thursday’s Game 2.
“We’re definitely game-planning for him to not be available on Thursday,” said Kerr. “We don’t know yet, but with the hamstring, it’s hard to imagine that he would play Thursday.”
Curry left the game with 13 points on 5/9 shooting across 13 minutes. He walked out of Target Center with a noticeable limp.
Despite missing Curry, the Warriors held on for a 99-88 win over the Timberwolves as the home team went ice-cold from three-point range. Minnesota made just five of their 29 attempts (17.2%) from distance.
