Stephen Curry was injured Wednesday against the Rockets.
HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State star Stephen Curry left Wednesday night’s game against Houston in the first quarter because of right abdominal pain and did not return.
Curry made a 3-pointer — his only basket of the game — with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the first quarter and placed his hand on his right side and grimaced as he backpedaled after the shot.
He immediately walked over to coach Steve Kerr and headed to the locker room. He appeared to be in pain and walked carefully holding his right side as he left the field.
“He said he changed something in his abdominal area and he had never done that before,” Kerr said.
Kerr added that Curry left the arena in the second half to have an MRI, but the team had yet to receive any information from the imaging.
Kerr was asked about his level of concern regarding Curry’s condition.
“I mean, the concern is great, but I have no idea the extent of the injury,” he said.
The Rockets beat the Warriors 115-108ending Golden State’s eight-game winning streak.
A two-time Kia MVP and 12-time All-Star, Curry, 38, entered the night ranked second in the NBA with 30.6 points per game. He was the Warriors’ leading scorer in six of their eight wins, which followed an 0-3 start.
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