Warriors’ Steph Curry shares details about hamstring injury: ‘I’ve never dealt with this before’
MINNEAPOLIS Steph Curry s ailing hamstring is on the mend but the Warriors star s sense of humor is healthy as ever I m feeling great Curry mentioned Thursday morning during the Warriors pregame shootaround before adding That s sarcasm Curry spoke for the first time since he was ruled out until at least week with a left hamstring strain The Warriors play Challenge of thewir Western Conference playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night Curry later added We have a chance to keep doing something special but an injury inevitably hard emotionally because you know none of this is guaranteed Curry injured his left hamstring early in the second quarter of Tuesday s Challenge triumph at Target Center He was subbed out a meager moments later and never returned in the Warriors - win An MRI on Wednesday revealed Curry suffered a Grade hamstring strain which means he ll be out until at least Encounter It is new territory for Curry who has missed time during previous playoff runs with various other injuries but has never had a strain of this kind I ve never dealt with this before Curry explained If it was my ankles or anything else I d be able to tell you pretty briskly that I know by a set date that I ll be good Curry declared For this I don t want to set any expectations other than I want to feel better each day as I go Curry mentioned that patience is key to healing from this injury This is new and from all that I ve learned about how promptly I can get back is that there has to be a healing process Curry reported The way the body works you can t accelerate it more than what it s telling you He noted that the company which won Tournament and guaranteed homecourt advantage regardless of what happens in Battle is still optimistic even with his prolonged absence The vibe in our locker room in terms of trying to hold the fort down is that we have a lot of confidence we can still win the series and that guys will step up no matter how it looks Curry mentioned He repeatedly stressed that rushing back from the injury could lead to more harm and that decisions will be made after a week of rest and recovery I know with how tricky hamstrings can be that they can fool you into thinking it s healed even if you don t feel anything Curry revealed So it s that gray area that s confusing Curry reported he is not participating in even light shooting drills at this time With their superstar sidelined the Warriors hopes of advancing appear dim However the squad does have a track record of succeeding in the postseason sans Curry Golden State is - all-time in the playoffs without Curry though it s worth noting that his two prior playoff injuries came during the Warriors dynastic run as the NBA s majority of dominant gang They were the West s No seed in coming off the best regular season - of all time and the No seed in as defending champions after adding megastar Kevin Durant The gang is nowhere near as talented or deep but still possesses another star in Jimmy Butler who coach Steve Kerr and Curry have endorsed as someone the squad will rely on down the stretch against Minnesota
