Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry suffered a coccyx injury at the end of the third quarter of Wednesday’s 108 to 94 victory over the Rockets in Houston and did not return.
The injury occurred on the last play of the third quarter, after Curry lost an unbalanced 3-point basket. His momentum lifted him off the ground and pushed him toward the steps of the Rocket’s bench. He seemed to stumble on the first level of the steps and was unable to cushion the fall.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr called the injury “a little scary”, but said after the game that he doesn’t think Curry will waste much time.
“He says he will be fine in the long run,” said Kerr. “It will bother him, though, definitely in the next few days. I have no idea if he is going to play in Memphis [on Friday], but he seems to be feeling well in the next week or so, but we’ll see … and please, don’t understand that that means I’m saying he’ll be gone for a week. He could be practicing [Thursday] as far as I know, but we’ll give you an update as soon as we have one. “
Kerr said Curry did not take X-rays after the game and did not expect him to undergo further testing.
“I didn’t see it at first, and after the doorbell rang, I saw everyone standing up to see what was going on,” said Kerr. “So it was scary. He told me after he started to step back and normally he would have basically fallen back to the fans sitting next to the court, but there is no one there, obviously. So he said he kind of took that step hoping to stop and he just kept going and fell right into the tailbone, that piece of metal on the sides that keeps the bleachers in place. “
Curry immediately grabbed his ass in pain and stayed on the floor for a few moments after trying to get up. He went straight back to the Warriors’ locker room for examination and was later discarded.
Warriors striker Draymond Green said he spoke to Curry after the game and, like Kerr, said the guard star thought he would fall back on the Rockets’ bench.
“I hope it’s not too long,” said Green. “But in the end, the most important thing is his health. When you’re dealing with a coccyx injury, if you’re not sure, other things tend to close and you start using other muscles that you shouldn’t be using. next man, but other guys have to keep going up, including me. “
Curry finished game 7 out of 18 on the field, but only 2 out of 11 out of the arc.