Curry injured his foot while going for the ball and left the game. There is a time and a place.
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry was ruled out of the second half of Wednesday night's loss to the Boston Celtics due to left foot soreness. Immediately after the game, he underwent an exam.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was asked if he was concerned about Curry's foot and he said "We'll know after the MRI."
Curry injured his foot at the 4:17 mark of the second quarter when his leg got rolled on by Marcus Smart as the two wrestled for a loose ball.
Kerr yelled at Smart after the play.
Kerr said that he was upset that Marcus dove into Steph. A lot of respect for Marcus. He is a great player, a great competitor, and a great person. He was a coach in the World Cup. We talked after the game. I thought it was dangerous.
Smart said that he was going after the ball because he didn't see Curry.
Smart tried to make a play after seeing the ball.
I'm sure I'm going to get called dirty. I know who I am. I leave everything on the court. My teammates, my colleagues, they know I am not a dirty player.
Curry tried to walk off the pain after getting up. He was looked at on the bench during the timeout, but instead of returning to the court, he went back to the locker room.
After being checked through the first half, he was no longer considered questionable.
Curry had just three points on 1-of-4 shooting.
Warriors forward Draymond Green said he wasn't willing to say that Smart committed a dirty play.
I would expect Marcus Smart to make that play. He plays hard, Green said. It may be unnecessary, but that is the most I can call it. It's unnecessary. I can not call it a dirty play. There is a ball on the floor. We are taught to dive on the floor and chase the ball at every level of basketball. Marcus did that. I cannot call it a dirty play. I think it was an unnecessary dive.
The return of Green from a back injury that kept him out two and a half months came just one game after Curry's injury. Curry, Green and Klay Thompson have played a total of just 11 minutes together this season. The Warriors have yet to play a game with all five of their regulars.
Kerr said that adversity hits everyone at any time, and that you just roll with it.
Green said it was a worry if you hadn't had the chance to play together. It seems like every time we get someone back, someone else goes back. One of the most important things on offense is continuity and consistency. We haven't been able to build that for most of the time. That is a 100 percent worry.
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