Warriors Announce Injury Return Timeline for Steph Curry's Oblique Tear

The Golden State Warriors announced Thursday that Stephen Curry will be re-evaluated in two weeks after suffering an oblique abdominal tear against the Rockets on Wednesday.

That means Curry will miss at least the next seven games.

Curry started grabbing at his oblique after getting tangled up with Alperen Sengun early in the first quarter. He tried to play through it for a few minutes before exiting for good and going to the locker room.

Recent Oblique Injuries Suggest This Could Last Longer Than 2 Weeks

WarriorsWorld provided a screenshot on X that shows how long players who have recently had oblique injuries have been out:

Recent Oblique Injuries pic.twitter.com/vhDDMML5Vm
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) November 12, 2026

As you can see, when Austin Reaves suffered a partial tear of his oblique, he missed 25 days. Curry could be looking at a similar timeline.

If it's any reprieve for Warriors fans, Dr. Nirav Pandya wrote on X that oblique injuries "rarely require surgery and typically don't present with long-term issues."

Warriors to Have Outrageous Amount of Salary Inactive

When the Warriors play the Spurs on Friday, they will be without Curry, Jimmy Butler (knee), Kristaps Porzingis (health issue), Moses Moody (knee) and Brandon Williams (hamstring) and possibly others.

Those five players alone make $154.3 million. The entire roster makes $220.8 million. That means the Warriors will be playing with a roster of healthy players making under $70 million combined until either Curry returns or the Dubs trade Porzingis for a healthy player.

Dray Thinks Warriors Are Better Equipped to Handle Curry's Absence

After Wednesday's 115-108 loss to the Rockets, Draymond Green explained why he thinks the Warriors are better equipped to keep the ship from sinking during Curry's absence.

"The spirit of this team is better," Green said, comparing this year's team to last year's. "We're more certain of who we are, what makes us a good team."

"Then obviously Yax, having a guy you can give the ball to and he can create an advantage," Green added. "BP is playing a lot better."

There's no doubt that the presence of Yaxel Lendeborg gives the Warriors more dynamism on offense, and that should help Brandin Podziemski not feel as overburdened.

Lendeborg is averaging 21.7 points per game, and Podz is averaging a career-high 17.3 points per game.

Lendeborg handled the extra offensive responsibility well against the Rockets, scoring 25 points on 9-of-19 shooting. We'll see if he can continue to produce efficiently as Golden State's top option.

The Warriors (8-4) certainly don't want to fall behind in the Western Conference standings. Despite their hot start, they are only one game ahead of the Denver Nuggets (6-4), who are in 10th.

The Dubs will be tasked with treading water while Curry is out.

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