Stephen Curry’s Return Takes Another Hit As Draymond Green Reveals Unfortunate Golden State Warriors Injury News

Stephen Curry’s return takes another hit© Instagram/ stephencurry30

Stephen Curry may be out longer than the Golden State Warriors first said, and Draymond Green is the one saying it. The team announced Thursday an MRI showed a torn right oblique, with a reevaluation set for two weeks. Green went further on air and called a return inside this window unlikely. Curry got hurt Wednesday in a 115-108 loss to the Houston Rockets, which ended an eight-game winning streak. He left early in the first quarter after tangling with Alperen Sengun on a screen. Golden State has no firm return date to plan around.

Why Is Stephen Curry's Return Timeline Longer Than Two Weeks?

Draymond Green addressed the injury on a recent episode of The Draymond Green Show, and he did not sound hopeful. Golden State set a two-week reevaluation, yet Green said there is “probably no chance that he's back in two weeks.” Green believes the oblique decides when it is ready. Severity and location change the timeline, and a player needs core and rotational strength back once the pain fades. Nobody knows how long that takes.

The team has not graded the tear, so the depth of the damage is unclear. ESPN's Shams Charania reported the absence could stretch closer to a month. Coach Steve Kerr said Stephen Curry felt something unfamiliar in his abdomen. The two-time MVP is also traveling with the team on its road trip. Before the injury, Curry was averaging 27.8 points and shooting 45.7% from three through 10 games.

Warriors Lean On Lendeborg And Podziemski Without Curry

Golden State now leans on Yaxel Lendeborg and Brandin Podziemski, the second and third best players on the roster this season. Green likes the mood in the room. He said the team knows its identity better than last year, when Curry missed 39 games and the Warriors went 13-26 without him. Green also called Lendeborg a player who can take the ball and create an advantage, and said Podziemski is playing better. They are 1-1 without the guard so far this season.

Warriors legend Baron Davis called the injury scary on Gil's Arena. Obliques control running and bending, he said, and a two-week reevaluation suggests Curry cannot move freely right now. Kerr was calmer. The diagnosis could have been “much worse,” the coach said, though nobody will know more for a week or two. He also watched the Sengun play and saw nothing dirty.

The schedule gives little room. The Warriors visit New Orleans on Monday, then play Dallas and Memphis on November 18 and 19. Boston and Sacramento follow at home. If Curry is cleared on time, he could return November 29 against the LA Clippers.