Stephen Curry's right ankle is continuing to cause him problems.
He remained behind as the Warriors left on their two-game trip for games Friday in Portland and Sunday in Minnesota.
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According to NBC Sports Bay Area, Curry remained in the Bay Area to work with Chelsea Lane, who oversees physical performance and sports medicine for the Warriors.
Curry, who missed most of December with a right ankle sprain, reinjured the ankle just over two minutes into Thursday's gritty 110-107 victory over the Spurs.
After getting fouled driving to the basket, Curry's ankle appeared to turn when he stepped on Dejounte Murray's foot near the backboard stanchion.
Right ankle roll by Curry as he got near the backboard stanchion. pic.twitter.com/wGlrhr39Dg
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The Warriors called a timeout after the play but Curry received little medical attention on the bench. He stayed in the game and knocked down two free throws before heading to the locker room to have his right ankle evaluated.
Curry performed functionality tests in the locker room but the Warriors decided to keep him out of the game with what they called a tweaked right ankle. The injury isn't expected to be serious, but it's the same ankle he's now rolled four times since December.
“He said (this ankle turn) was a little bit like the Atlanta one,” coach Steve Kerr said (via USA Today). “He wanted to lobby to come back in the game, but we wouldn’t let him. ... We’ve got to be careful with it."
Curry entered Thursday's contest averaging 26.8 points, 6.3 assists and 5.2 rebounds in 49 games played for the 50-14 Warriors.
“Our guys understand that when Steph is out everything changes,” Kerr said, per NBC Sports Bay Area. “The whole building feels it. There is not as much energy, pace and frenzy. It becomes a more methodical game.”
Still, the Warriors aren’t doomed without Curry. In December, when he was out for the extended period, the Warriors came together, tightened their defense and won seven in a row.
“We’ve still got three All-Stars when Steph goes down,” Kerr said.
