Steph leaves Warriors-Kings preseason game after jamming finger originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The last thing the Warriors need less than two weeks before the 2024-25-25 NBA regular-season opener is Steph Curry injury, but that’s what they’re dealing with at the moment, although there doesn’t seem to be any cause for concern.
The 36-year-old Curry left the Warriors’ preseason game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night at Chase Center after jamming a finger in the first half, with a team source telling NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole that the ailment “doesn’t seem like it.” serious.”
Stephen Curry’s early night — left late Q1, didn’t return — is due to a finger problem. It doesn’t seem serious, according to a team source. There is no need to risk danger in the pre-season
– Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) October 12, 2024
Curry was substituted out of the game with 4:02 remaining in the first half and a short time later, we went to the Warriors locker room with Rick Celebrini, the team’s director of sports medicine and performance.
When the second half started, Curry was not part of the starting lineup and he was not on the bench.
With the Warriors, Curry was in the weight room working out during the second half of the game.
Curry finished with six points on 2-of-7 shooting from the field and 1-of-4 from 3-point range in 16 minutes of action on Friday.
The Warriors have three more preseason games before they open the regular season on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers on Oct. 23.
