Steph Curry exits Warriors-Rockets game early with abdominal injury

HOUSTON – The Warriors started their five-game trip through the Southwest Division in the worst way possible. Steph Curry injured himself in the first quarter of Wednesday’s game in Houston against the Rockets and did not return. The Warriors ruled him out during the second quarter with right abdominal soreness. Golden State lost 115-108, snapping their eight-game winning streak. kAmrFCCJ H2D 6D 5FC:?8 E96 7:CDE 76H >:?FE6D[ 3FE 96 2AA62C65 E@ :?;FC6 9:>D6=7 @? 2 >256 b\A@:?E 32D<6E]k^Am kAmw6 D66>65 E@ DFDE2:? E96 :?;FCJ H:E9 fiaa C6>2:?:?8 :? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C 2D 96 D9@E 2?5 >256 2? F?4@?E6DE65 b\A@:?E6C 7C@> E96 H:?8]k^Am kAmrFCCJ 8C:>2465 H9:=6 H2=<:?8 324< 5@H?4@FCE[ 2?5 2 G:56@ C6A=2J D9@H65 rFCCJ 9@=5:?8 9:D C:89E D:56 2D 96 >256 9:D H2J 324< E@ E96 =@4<6C C@@> H:E9 (2CC:@CD >65:42= A6CD@??6= 27E6C 2 (2CC:@CD E:>6@FE H:E9 eiad =67E :? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C]k^Am kAmq@E9 (:== #:492C5 2?5 sC2J>@?5 vC66? D2:5 E92E rFCCJ >256 2? 2AA62C2?46 :? E96 =@4<6C C@@> 2E 92=7E:>6]k^Am kAm“w6 ;FDE D2:5 ‘x’== 36 2=C:89E[V” vC66? C642==65]k^Am kAmrFCCJ =67E E96 2C6?2 367@C6 A@DE82>6 >65:2 2G2:=23:=:EJ 3682?[ 2?5 96 H:== F?56C8@ 2? |#x]k^Am kAms6’p?E9@?J |6=E@? DE2CE65 :? rFCCJ’D DE625 E@ 368:? E96 D64@?5 92=7] tG6? H:E9 rFCCJ @FE[ E96C6 H2D DE:== A=6?EJ @7 6I4:E6>6?E :? 2 82>6 36EH66? E62>D H:E9 A=2J@77 2>3:E:@?D]k^Am kAm#@4<6ED 8F2C5 |2C4FD $>2CE H2D 6;64E65 H:E9 a` D64@?5D =67E :? E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6C 27E6C 96 E9C6H 2 AF?49 2E r92C=6D q2DD6J 7@==@H:?8 2 3C:67 4@?7C@?E2E:@?]k^Am kAm“xE 5:5?’E DFCAC:D6 >6[ x 6E9:?8[ 2?5 x H2:E65 7@C 9:> E@ 5@ D@>6E9:?8[ 3642FD6 x 6E9:?8[” q2DD6J D2:5] “x 5@?’E E9:?< 96 H2D ECJ:?8 E@ A=2J] x E9:?< 96 H2D ECJ:?8 E@ 86E 9:>D6=7 @FE @7 E96 82>6]”k^Am kAm%96 (2CC:@CD D9@H65 7:89E 5FC:?8 A=2J[ E@@]k^Am kAms@H? E9C66 @7 E96:C 8F2C5D[ E96 (2CC:@CD 2D<65 C@@<:6 *2I6= {6?563@C8 E@ E2<6 @? >@C6 32==92?5=:?8 5FE:6D] w6 C6DA@?565 3J AFEE:?8 FA 9:D E9:C5 5@F3=6\5@F3=6 @7 E96 D62D@? :? 2 ad\A@:?E[ `_\C63@F?5 A6C7@C>2?46] sC2J>@?5 vC66? 2=D@ AFE FA 2 D62D@?\9:89 D6G6? A@:?ED H9:=6 5:D9:?8 @FE D6G6? 2DD:DED] qC2?5:? !@5K:6>D<: AFE :? aa A@:?ED[ 9:D D64@?5 4@?D64FE:G6 82>6 H:E9 2E =62DE a_]k^Am kAmw@FDE@? ?2E:G6 {y rCJ6C D4@C65 `` :? 7C@?E @7 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J]k^Am kAmv@=56? $E2E6 <6AE E9:?8D 4@>A6E:E:G6 :?E@ E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C[ H:E9 |6=E@?’D b\A@:?E6C 4FEE:?8 E96 #@4<6ED =625 E@ ;FDE gg\gd H:E9 `_ >:?FE6D C6>2:?:?8]k^Am kAmqFE E96 #@4<6ED 56AE9 H2D E@@ >F49 E@ @G6C4@>6[ E9@F89] #665 $96A2C5 >256 324<\E@\324< b\A@:?E6CD h_ D64@?5D =2E6C E@ 96=A AFD9 E96 E96 =625 E@ 5@F3=6 7:8FC6D]k^Am kAmu@C>6C (2CC:@C z6G:? sFC2?E AFE FA a_ A@:?ED[ H9:=6 p=A6C6? $6?8F? D4@C65 `h 2?5 925 `b C63@F?5D 2?5 2== 7:G6 #@4<6ED DE2CE6CD D4@C65 :? 5@F3=6 7:8FC6D]k^Am kAmx?;FC:6D 2C6 ?@E9:?8 ?6H 7@C rFCCJ[ E96 EH@\E:>6 |'![ 2E 286 bg]k^Am kAmrFCCJ >:DD65 bh 82>6D =2DE D62D@?[ af @7 E9@D6 5F6 E@ CF??6C’D 2?28:?8 9:D >:?FE6D[ 2D 96 92D 64=:AD65 E96 b_\>:?FE6 >2C< @?=J 7@FC E:>6D :? ?:?6 2AA62C2?46D] rFCCJ A=2J65 @?=J a_ >:?FE6D @? |@?52J ?:89E 282:?DE E96 !6=:42?D]k^Am kAmw6 C6DA@?565 E@ E96 ?6H C@FE:?6 3J AC@5F4:?8 2E 2? 6=:E6 =6G6=] w6 92D 2G6C2865 b_]e A@:?ED[ D9@@E:?8 d_ A6C46?E 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 ce A6C46?E @? b\A@:?E6CD[ EH:46 D4@C:?8 >@C6 E92? c_ A@:?ED 2=C625J 2D E96 (2CC:@CD 3682? g\b 2?5 6?E6C65 (65?6D52J H:??6CD @7 6:89E :? 2 C@H]k^Am kAm%96 (2CC:@CD 2C6 ;FDE 368:??:?8 2 52F?E:?8 C@25 EC:A E92E H:== D66 E96> A=2J 2E $2? p?E@?:@ @? uC:52J[ 2E }6H ~C=62?D @? |@?52J 2?5 s2==2D ?6IE H66<] %96J H6C6 2=C625J H:E9@FE 8F2C5D qC2?5@? (:==:2>D W92>DEC:?8X 2?5 v2CJ !2JE@? xx W3 :?;FCJ]k^Am kAm“r@?46C? W=6G6=X :D 9:89[ 3FE x 926 ?@ :562 E96 6IE6?E @7 E96 :?;FCJ[” 4@249 $E6G6 z6CC D2:5]k^Am