Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has an oblique abdominal tear and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Thursday.
Curry left Wednesday’s loss to the Houston Rockets midway through the first quarter and underwent an MRI after the game.
He had reached for his right side after drilling a 3-pointer, then walked to the locker room during a time-out.
The Warriors ruled him out with right abdominal soreness to start the second quarter.
Curry finished with three points and a turnover in six minutes. Coach Steve Kerr said Curry told him he had tweaked something in his abdominal area that he had “never done” before. Curry did speak to teammates at halftime before leaving the arena.
The diagnosis interrupts a scorching stretch: Curry scored 34, 29, 41 and 25 points in his four previous games. He has started all 10 games this season, averaging 27.8 points, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds.
Curry’s absence would further test a team already dealing with injuries to Jimmy Butler III and Moses Moody, as well as Kristaps Porzingis’ absence.
Golden State went 13-26 in the 39 games Curry missed last season.
The Warriors also lost an eight-game winning streak in Houston and now sit at 8-4.
Yaxel Lendeborg led Golden State with 25 points and 10 rebounds while Brandin Podziemski added 19.
