NBA Finals: Steph Curry injured his foot in Game 3. Will he play Game 4?
NBA Finals: Steph Curry came out with apparent injury in Warriors loss
to Celtics in Game 3
>BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry
(30) lies in pain after Boston Celtics’ Al Horford (42) landed on his
left leg in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden
in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News
Group)
>BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry
(30) lies in pain after Boston Celtics’ Al Horford (42) landed on his
left leg in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden
in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News
Group)
By SHAYNA RUBIN | srubin@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: June 8, 2022 at 9:22 p.m. | UPDATED: June 9, 2022 at 10:22 a.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/06/08/steph-curry-suffers-apparent-injury-in-game-3-of-nba-finals/

BOSTON — Draymond Green heard Steph Curry screaming at the bottom of a
pile-up in the fourth quarter. He had five fouls, but had to act.

Green pushed Al Horford off Curry’s leg, earning him his sixth foul and
an ejection.

“Yeah, it is what it is. I’ll take the foul,” Green said. “I’m going to
get him off his legs, though. It’s all good.”

But the damage was done.

Diving after a loose ball, Horford landed right on Curry’s left foot —
giving Curry a pain he said was the “same thing I did … against Boston
in the regular season, but I’ll be — not as bad,” inferring to the time
Marcus Smart rolled over and sprained Curry’s foot in March, forcing him
to miss the remainder of the regular season.

“I don’t feel like I’ll miss a game,” Curry said. “Take advantage of
these next 48 hours to get ready.”

National reporter Shams Charania tweeted Thursday morning that there’s
“optimism” about Curry’s status for Game 4 and that it appears he’ll
attend practice this afternoon without undergoing an MRI on the foot.

>BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Boston Celtics’ Al Horford (42) sits
on the ankle of Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) in the fourth
quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on
Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

As for the screaming? Curry says he was just begging for Horford’s “big
body” to get off him.

“I haven’t seen the play, so I don’t know if it could have been avoided
or not,” Curry said. “I was in that situation with Marcus back in the
Bay, and you just want to get your foot out of there. That’s all I was
trying to do at that point, knowing the position I was in.”

Like I said, for what I feel like, it’s not as bad. So hopefully it
responds well over the next two days.”

Curry said he was in some pain and would know more about the extent of
the injury in the coming days. But with a 116-100 loss to the Celtics on
Thursday in Game 3, Curry’s health is paramount to the task of climbing
out of a 2-1 deficit. Only one day separates Game 3 and Game 4 in Boston
— crunching the recovery time for Curry.

“Well, we need him if we want to win this thing,” Klay Thompson said. “I
know Steph is going to do everything he can in his power to play. I am
really hoping he’s OK because he’s our identity, and without him, it
will be very difficult.

>BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry
(30) lays on the ground after a play against the Boston Celtics in the
fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston,
Mass., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Curry departed the game with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter
because the Warriors were down 14 with little chance of a comeback, Kerr
said.

Golden State’s loss wasted a spectacular game from Curry in which he
scored 31 points and six 3-pointers while navigating foul trouble
throughout.

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The Celtics targeted Curry defensively in the pick-and-roll and racked
up three personal fouls against him before the half. Unable to contain
Boston’s physical defense and efficient offense, the Warriors fell to a
double-digit deficit in the first quarter and rallied in the third
quarter behind Curry’s five 3-pointers.

A seven-point possession that included a Curry 3-pointer and free throw
on Horford’s flagrant foul and Otto Porter Jr.’s off-balance 3-pointer
to cut the deficit to two points.

The Warriors were down four points heading into the fourth and took a
two-point lead midway through. But the Celtics outscored the Warriors
23-11 in the fourth quarter with Curry’s early exit leaving a question
mark hanging over the series.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry
(30) and Draymond Green (23) scramble for a loose ball with Boston
Celtics' Robert Williams (44) and Marcus Smart (36) in the fourth
quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on
Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry
(30) and Draymond Green (23) scramble for a loose ball with Boston
Celtics’ Robert Williams (44) and Marcus Smart (36) in the fourth
quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on
Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry
(30) celebrates a 3-point basket by Golden State Warriors' Otto Porter
Jr. (32) against the Boston Celtics in the third quarter of Game 3 of
the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, June 8,
2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry
(30) celebrates a 3-point basket by Golden State Warriors’ Otto Porter
Jr. (32) against the Boston Celtics in the third quarter of Game 3 of
the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, June 8,
2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry
(30) grimaces as Boston Celtics' Al Horford (42) lands on his leg during
a loose ball involving Boston Celtics' Marcus Smart (36) and Golden
State Warriors' Jordan Poole (3) in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the
NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry
(30) grimaces as Boston Celtics’ Al Horford (42) lands on his leg during
a loose ball involving Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart (36) and Golden
State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the
NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry
(30) bends over after a play against the Boston Celtics in the fourth
quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on
Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry
(30) bends over after a play against the Boston Celtics in the fourth
quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on
Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 08: Boston Celtics' Marcus Smart (36)
checks on Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) who came up limping
after a loose ball in the fourth quarter after Boston Celtics' Al
Horford (42) landed on his ankle in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD
Garden in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Earlier in the
season Marcus Smart was involved in a play that injured Curry's ankle.
(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart (36)
checks on Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) who came up limping
after a loose ball in the fourth quarter after Boston Celtics’ Al
Horford (42) landed on his ankle in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD
Garden in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Earlier in the
season Marcus Smart was involved in a play that injured Curry’s ankle.
(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green
(23) argues with an official after fouling out in the fourth quarter on
a loose ball foul that left Stephen Curry (30) in pain in the fourth
quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.,
Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JUNE 08: Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green
(23) argues with an official after fouling out in the fourth quarter on
a loose ball foul that left Stephen Curry (30) in pain in the fourth
quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.,
Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)