Stephen Curry out with ankle injury for Warriors-Heat, tail end of last consecutive 6-game trip
The Golden State Warriors will complete their six-game road trip Wednesday night in Miami against the Heat, but point guard Stephen Curry will not be on the court.
He will sit out after tweaking his ankle for the second time during this stretch of games away from Chase Center.
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The 37-year-old told reporters Tuesday night after a 121-113 loss to the Orlando Magic that the first change came against the San Antonio Spurs last week, and the second came in the first half against the Magic.
At the time, Curry said he was trying to see how the ankle responded to the flight to Miami and how it felt on Wednesday. His absence is no surprise as it comes at the end of the Warriors’ latest back-to-back, their second of the trip and fifth of the season.
The four-time NBA champion and two-time league MVP missed three games earlier this season due to a lingering cold
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“I’m still dealing with it for a little while,” Curry said after the game Tuesday, via Anthony Slater of ESPN. “I feel like myself, but I still have some little symptoms and then a little bit of ankle pain a couple games ago and a little bit today, but those are the things you’re just trying to deal with and trying to figure out how to continue to build momentum.”
The 9-7 Warriors’ game against the Heat Wednesday will be their 17th in 30 days. That stretch dates back to opening night on Oct. 21 and includes 12 road games.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr spoke pre-game Tuesday in Orlando about how he is “very concerned” about the NBA’s dramatic change in pace and frequency of play leading to more injuries.
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He shared his thoughts after being asked about the league’s high-speed style of play and the increase in soft tissue injuries across the association.
“We all know what the schedule was,” Curry said after the game Tuesday. “I know Coach talked about it. We try not to think about it too much, knowing that it is what it is. We have to find a way to overcome it. We did a decent job.
“We let three games slide that we think we would have liked to have. But for now we’re fine.”
It’s been an eventful week on the road for Curry.
He committed the first flagrant foul of his 17-season career. Then he recorded a pair of 40-point games against the Spurs, the second of which came in an NBA Cup victory as he tied Michael Jordan for most 40 points after age 30.
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Along the way, he and Under Armor parted ways after a 12-year run and he launched his own free sneaker agency.