The Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, but Stephen Curry could be lost for the foreseeable future with a hamstring injury.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Curry suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain on Wednesday (May 6. Most likely, will be out until Game 4 on Monday. Following that, Game 5, if needed, would be on May 14, followed by Game 6 on May 18 and Game 7 on May 20.
After scoring on a patent floater with 8:48 remaining in the second quarter, Curry was seen grabbing at his left leg. He then signaled to the bench for a substitution but remained in the game until play was stopped. Curry walked straight to the locker room and did not return.
Following the game, Kerr spoke about the prospects of going through the series without Curry.
“[Curry] is obviously crushed,” Kerr said after the game. “We’re definitely game-planning for him to not be available on Thursday. We don’t know yet. With a hamstring, it’s hard to imagine he would play Thursday. … You have to understand what it takes to win a game without your best player. Tonight was a good indication of that.”
“[Curry] was a little deflated,” Green added. “He tried not to show it. He was just in the locker room waiting for guys to come in, waiting to show his support. It was tough on him.”
For the first time since the 2018 Western Conference semifinals, when he suffered a knee injury, Curry will miss a playoff game.
With the odds stacked against them, the Warriors are still confident they will continue while their leader rehabs.
“I think we all want [No.] 30 back, that is for sure,” Jimmy Butler III said Tuesday. “But we want him to do his best for himself, best for our group. Until then, we can hold down the fort. I know we can.”
The Warriors will take on the Timberwolves on Thursday, May 8.
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