NBA: Stephen Curry is aware of persistence required with hamstring harm

Stephen Curry sat down after the Golden State Warriors went thru their gameday shootaround follow in Minneapolis on Thursday, briefly saying that he’s feeling nice.

He was once no longer telling the reality.

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“Sarcasm,” the four-time NBA champion with the Warriors briefly clarified, simply in case any individual overlooked the shaggy dog story.

Curry goes to be a postseason spectator for no less than a couple of video games, his Grade 1 hamstring pressure dangerous sufficient that it took him out of maximum of Game 1 of the Warriors’ Western Conference semifinal sequence on Tuesday — and can sideline him no longer just for Game 2 on Thursday however most likely Games 3 and 4 in San Francisco.

Curry — who’s with the workforce however isn’t allowed to do anything else basketball-related at the moment, even desk bound capturing — isn’t precisely positive why the stress came about. He’s by no means had any hamstring factor of importance sooner than.

“It’s hard to really predict this stuff is what I’m learning,” Curry stated. “There were no, like, warning signs or any weird feelings. I felt great the whole game up until that point. And then I made a little pivot move on defense and felt something.”

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Curry idea he would have the ability to go back to Game 1, then briefly discovered that wasn’t the case. Playing with the stress will have made the problem some distance worse, Curry stated. And hamstrings, he’s briefly finding out, want time, it doesn’t matter what form of rehabilitation program he partakes in.

“Obviously, a tough break,” Curry stated. “Hopefully I’ll be back soon.”

Curry scored 13 issues in 13 mins of Game 1, left in the second one quarter and Golden State went on to complete off a 99-88 win. Buddy Hield, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green mixed for 62 issues for the Warriors, who held Minnesota to a 5-for-29 effort on 3-point tries and restricted the Timberwolves to 60 issues thru 3 quarters.

“We have a lot of confidence that we can still win the series and guys will step up no matter how it looks,” Curry stated. “And it’s obviously a situation where you want to think positively and optimistically that we can win games and buy me some time to get back and hopefully have another series after this and be able to be in a position where I can get back out there safely, where I’m not putting too much risk on the body if it’s not ready.”

Curry, who’s averaging a team-best 22 issues in those playoffs for Golden State, can nonetheless give a contribution in small techniques even though he’s no longer enjoying.

“The guys obviously revere Steph, and they love his presence and that’ll matter to us tonight during the game,” trainer Steve Kerr stated in his pregame interview. “I’m sure he’ll be talking to the guys on the sidelines and giving some thoughts. He may come into our huddle and make a suggestion, which I always welcome, so it’s good to have him here for sure.”