Warriors: Steph Curry’s knee injury to be re-evaluated later this week
The Warriors won't have their two-time MVP as they seek to break a
four-game losing streak.

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By DIETER KURTENBACH | dkurtenbach@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News
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PUBLISHED: November 15, 2023 at 1:51 p.m. | UPDATED: November 15, 2023
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Steph Curry will miss the Warriors’ Thursday night game against the
Thunder, the team announced Wednesday.

Curry, who has a sore right knee — a vestige of hard contact with the
floor late in Sunday’s Warriors loss — does not have structural damage
and his stay on the bench is expected to be short. He underwent an MRI
on Tuesday.

Thursday will mark the second game Curry has missed due to this injury.
The Warriors lost 104-101 on Tuesday to the Timberwolves and are on a
four-game losing streak that has dropped them to 6-6.

The absence of Curry, the Warriors’ leading scorer and an early-season
MVP candidate, stymies the Dubs’ offense. Yet after Tuesday’s game, the
Warriors have a better net rating (points per 100 possessions) without
Curry on the floor this season, thanks to strong defensive play.

Last season, the Warriors had a net rating of minus-2.34 points per 100
possessions without Curry on the floor. The Warriors were plus-5.74 with
him playing.

Over the last three seasons, the Warriors’ net rating with Curry on the
floor is plus-7.22. Without him, Golden State is minus-0.89, and their
record in games without him is 21-23.

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Without Curry on Tuesday, the Warriors’ leading scorer was rookie
Brandin Podziemski, who had 23 points — the most of any non-Curry
Warrior this season.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr promised after Tuesday’s game that Podziemski,
the Warriors’ first-round pick in the most recent NBA Draft, would
become a regular rotation player.

Another game without Curry will ensure that Kerr will not struggle to
find the rookie minutes.

Curry might not be the only Warriors star to miss the game, as Draymond
Green is likely to face a suspension after placing Wolves center Rudy
Gobert in a chokehold during an altercation Tuesday night.