Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry limped off the floor at the Target Center early in the first half on Tuesday night with a hamstring injury.
Curry, in the second quarter of the Warriors’ Game 1 matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals, suddenly pulled up and reached for his left hamstring while on defense. He tried to bring the ball up the court, and seemed uncomfortable, and then reached for it again after trying, and failing, to make a floater in the middle of the lane.
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Curry then immediately called for a sub and limped off the floor directly to the locker room at the next timeout.
The Warriors quickly ruled him out of the game with a left hamstring strain before halftime. It’s unclear how severe the injury is, or how long he may be sidelined. He had 13 points, one rebound and one assists while shooting 5-of-9 from the field with three 3-pointers when he left.
If Curry is out for any significant amount of time, it could quickly alter the series completely. The Warriors are just 48 hours removed from their road win over the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the previous series, too, so Curry didn’t have much rest. He played 46 minutes in that contest.
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Timberwolves forward Naz Reid left the game in the first half with an apparent hamstring injury, too. He dove for a loose ball and hit fans sitting courtside, and then limped off and went back to the locker room.
Despite losing Curry, the Warriors still took a 44-31 lead into the break at halftime.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
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