Warriors’ Stephen Curry to undergo MRI on hamstring injury after Game 1 vs. Timberwolves
Warriors star Stephen Curry limped back to the locker room during Game 1 against the Timberwolves with an injury.
Coming off of a grueling seven-game series against the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors are starting their second round tilt against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 on Tuesday night. However, beating a very good Wolves squad just got much tougher.
Star point guard Stephen Curry limped to the locker room during the second quarter of the game after appearing to injure his left leg during play. Curry tried to play a few possessions after suffering the injury, but continued to grab at the injury and went to the locker room at the next timeout.
Shortly after Curry went back to the locker room, it was revealed that Curry has a left hamstring strain and did not return to the game. After the game, head coach Steve Kerr said that Curry is “crushed” about the injury at this point in the season, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic.
After the game, Kerr said that Curry is currently day-to-day. He will undergo an MRI on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
This is obviously a major development, as Curry is one of the best players remaining in the playoffs. He was off to a red-hot start in Game 1 with 13 early points, and the Warriors were able to hold on and pick up a crucial 99-88 win in Minnesota to steal home-court advantage.
Hamstring strains are usually not a quick injury, but it remains to be seen how serious the injury is and whether Curry will be able to play later in the series. Game 2 in Minnesota is on Thursday night and Game 3 is back in San Francisco on Saturday.
Curry has already been playing through a thumb injury that he dealt with for a large chunk of the regular season before re-injuring it late in the year just before the playoffs started. He has been wearing a wrap on his shooting hand to protect that thumb and is now dealing with the hamstring injury as well.
The sharpshooter doesn’t have a ton of time to recover, as the series will play every other day through Game 5. However, if a Game 6 is necessary, the two teams will get three days off before that Game 6 in San Francisco on May 18.
Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate.
