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Warriors' Curry sprains MCL; MRI results loom

With the playoffs three weeks away, the Golden State Warriors are facing the very real possibility of Stephen Curry missing time. The former two-time NBA Most
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With the playoffs three weeks away, the Golden State Warriors are facing the very real possibility of Stephen Curry missing time.

The former two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, playing in his first game after missing six because of a right-ankle injury, departed Friday night's game against visiting Atlanta late the third quarter because of an injury to his left leg.

Golden State officials said Curry suffered a sprained MCL and an MRI is scheduled for Saturday.

Curry was injured when teammate JaVale McGee fell on Curry's left leg after trying to block a shot. Curry immediately began hopping on his right leg, then left the floor at Oracle Arena limping in obvious pain.

He sat on the Warriors bench with his head in his hands for a few minutes, then limped to the locker room with the team's training staff. Hours after the game, Curry came out of the locker room, the last Warriors player to do so, walking with a slight limp. He told ESPN, "I'm good... well, at least it's not my ankle." Which is what Golden State Steve Kerr thought the injury was upon seeing it. "We'll see what the MRI says (Saturday)," Kerr said. "There's not a lot we can do or predict. Kind of a strange, cruel twist of fate, you know. He rehabs his ankle for the last couple of weeks, gets that strong, and then the knee goes. So we'll see what happens. Keep our fingers crossed."

As for McGee, he was distraught at the thought he played a part in Curry being injured.

“I feel very bad for the fact that I was a part of that. I was just going to block a shot and I ran into him,” he said. “I pray to God that nothing is wrong with him and that he’ll just miss a couple of games.”

The Warriors' 106-94 victory over the Hawks put them at 54-18 on the season, the second-best record in the league, four games behind Houston (58-14).

Golden State is already playing without other All-Stars Kevin Durant (rib), Klay Thompson (right thumb) and Draymond Green (pelvic contusion). Backup guards Nick Young (right knee) and Patrick McCaw (lower-back contusion) are also out of action, presently.

Durant told ESPN injuries are just part of the game.

"S--- ain't perfect when you're living life," he said. "There's going to be ebbs and flows. I know since this whole Warriors [dynasty] started, it's been pretty nice. There's nothing to worry about. We're all living life good. We're playing in the NBA. We got a couple ankle tweaks, we got a few rib injuries, a couple of guys got kicked in the groin, a little fractured thumb. Nobody is dealing with anything life-threatening."

Durant didn't sound overly concerned with Curry's injury.

"Obviously, you don't know," he said. "Once you get the diagnosis and you figure out the timetable and what could happen. ... We don't know what's going on. You just want to get some information, but it's all good, man. Steph is going to work his tail off to get back no matter what it is, and we're all going to support him and we're going to be there for him. We're going to hold this s--- down."

Depite losing Curry to an injury that is known to take weeks, not days, to heal, Kerr said the Warriors are not snakebitten.

“I definitely do not have an ominous feeling,” Kerr said. “I’m disappointed for Steph mostly tonight. We’ll see how long he has to be out. But we’ll have guys coming back in the next couple of weeks. We have enough and we can push forward and we can win a lot of games.”

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