Steve Kerr admitted that he had a “high” level of concern about Stephen Curry’s injured abdomen, and now, it’s easy to see why.
The Golden State Warriors announced Thursday that Curry suffered a tear in his oblique and will be reevaluated in two weeks.
Curry made a 3-pointer — his only basket of the game — with about seven and a half minutes left in the first quarter and put his hand on his right side and winced as he backpedaled after the shot.
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry holds his side while dribbling as Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet defends during the first quarter at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 11, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)
He immediately walked over to Kerr and headed to the locker room. He appeared to be in pain and was walking gingerly and holding his right side as he exited the court.
It goes without saying what Curry means to the Warriors – they went 13-26 in the 39 games he missed last year due to a knee injury. And despite being in his age-38 season, he has been his usual self with no signs of slowing down.
Entering Wednesday night, he was averaging 30.6 points per game, the second-best mark in the NBA, on a staggering 45.7% shooting percentage from 3-point land, a career-best.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry leaves the court during a timeout in the first half of an NBA game against the Houston Rockets in Houston on Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Golden State had won eight games in a row entering its Wednesday game against the Houston Rockets, but despite rookie Yaxel Lendeborg stepping up again with 25 points and 10 rebounds, the Houston Rockets prevailed with a 115-108 win.
The Rockets led by nine points early in the fourth quarter before the Warriors got 3-pointers from Georges Niang and De’Anthony Melton to cut the lead to 88-85 with about 10 minutes remaining.
But Houston scored the next eight points, with an alley-oop dunk by Thompson before consecutive 3-pointers from Reed Sheppard to make it 96-85 with under nine minutes to go.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry holds his side during the first quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Nov. 11, 2026, in Houston, Texas. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)
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The Warriors used a 6-0 run, with a four-point play by Podziemski, to get within five . But back-to-back 3s from Sheppard and Fred VanVleet left Houston up 102-91 midway through the quarter.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.