Warriors’ Steph Curry goes to locker room after appearing to injure his leg vs. Mavericks
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Steph Curry is limping to the locker room and will undergo an MRI after apparently spraining his left leg on a play that sent him leaping into the stands in a big hit for the Warriors.
Steph Curry left the Warriors’ game against the Mavericks on Saturday night with an apparent left leg injury, and the shooting guard left the game late in the third quarter.
Curry was guarding Dallas’ McKinley Wright IV when their knees collided and Curry limped off the play.
The guard was visibly sore on the play and limped into the stands.
The 34-year-old returned to the locker room after being evaluated by Warriors coach Rick Celebrini.
An initial X-ray on the ‘left lower leg’ injury was negative, and Curry is set to have an MRI.
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Curry scored 21 points and tallied seven assists and six rebounds in the Warriors’ victory.
Curry was listed as probable for the game against the Mavs with a bruised left leg.
He fell awkwardly on a fourth-quarter three-point attempt against the Nuggets on Thursday.
He missed 11 games this season after sustaining a partially dislocated shoulder.
Curry had a game-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting when he left the game, and the Warriors held on to win 119-113.
It’s been a tough season for the defending champions, who are 27-26 and seventh in the Western Conference.
Their next game is against the Thunder on Monday.