Steph Curry had terrible luck, injuring his knee on the first night he came back from a sprained ankle. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, a Saturday MRI concluded that Curry had a Grade 2 MCL sprain, and he will be re-evaluated in three weeks.
Steph Curry suffers Grade 2 MCL sprain, likely to miss beginning of playoffs
He’ll be re-evaluated in three weeks, right when the playoffs begin. Not great news, but this could have been worse.
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Wojnarowski noted that Curry could return around the start of the playoffs, and that this was good news for the Warriors. The playoffs begin three weeks from Saturday.
The injury happened in the third quarter of the Warriors home game against the Hawks. JaVale McGee, Curry’s teammate, attempted to block a shot, and came crashing to the floor, accidentally taking Curry’s leg out from under him.
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For Warriors fans, this play was all too familiar. Kevin Durant suffered the same injury last season, a grade 2 MCL sprain, after Zaza Pachulia crashed into Durant the same way McGee did to Curry.
Durant missed 19 games with that injury over the course of five weeks. Were Curry to miss the same amount of time, he’d likely return for the second round of the postseason. Warriors fans must hope Curry’s injury is less serious.
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