December 15, 2022, 22:33 PM
December 15, 2022, 22:33 PM
The shoulder injury suffered on Wednesday by the star point guard Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) will have him out for at least “a few weeks”, US media advanced Thursday.
The Warriors, current NBA champions, were in suspense to learn the results of the MRI to which its leader planned to undergo this Thursday.
Curry, 34, left Wednesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers in the third quarter after hurting his left shoulder. while trying to steal the ball from center Jalen Smith as he headed for the rim.
“Steph Curry is expected to miss ‘a few weeks’ with his left shoulder injury”reported Thursday the renowned journalist Adrian Wojnarowski, from the sports network ESPN.
The loss of Curry, who is averaging 30 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, is a severe setback for the Warriors, who are starring in a mediocre start to the season with 14 wins and 15 losses.
Golden State, which is chasing a fifth ring with the dynasty of players led by Curry, occupies the tenth place in the Western Conference, the last one that gives access to the playoffs.
A report in the San Francisco Chronicle coincided with ESPN’s forecast of Curry’s loss. and pointed out that in the Warriors it is considered that playing around “a dozen games” without the point guard would be “a critical learning period” for the youngsters on the squad.
The job of relieving Curry will fall to young backup point guard Jordan Poole, whose scoring average rises from 14.1 to 25 points when he starts as a starter
