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Steph ignores aches to fight Warriors’ increasingly futile cause originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Stephen Curry rolled out of bed Monday to prepare his aching knees for another basketball game, though he was listed as questionable with a left ankle sprain on the Warriors’ injury report. He was cleared shortly before tipoff, and it quickly became evident his movement was compromised.
Before blaming his left knee, or right knee or left ankle, consider that by the third quarter, with the Warriors in the throes of a 125-85 demolition by the Boston Celtics, Curry was trying to shake the pain away from his throbbing right thumb.
That thumb, sore for a month and aggravated two days ago, forced Curry into exponentially more left-handed dribbling than usual as the Warriors were being crushed to a fine powder.
This routine — a 36-year-old superstar laboring in vain through incessant physical and mental challenges — is uncomfortable to watch not only for the agitated souls wandering the streets of Dub Nation, but also for those who enjoy competitive, high-quality basketball.
We are entering the stage where it is fair to ask two questions: Is Curry wasting his time? Or is Curry’s time being wasted by his teammates?
With 1:45 left in the third quarter, Warriors coach Steve Kerr, feeling merciful, provided a temporary response to those questions. Golden State was trailing by 32 when he beckoned Curry to the bench and kept him there for the rest of the afternoon. Curry’s replacement? Quinten Post, rookie center on a two-way contract.
White flag raised, towel thrown onto the floor, Warriors back to .500 (21-21) for the fourth time in 14 days.
“We’ve got to flush this one down the toilet and get ready for [Sacramento]” Kerr told reporters at Chase Center.
It was clear Kerr didn’t care to witness his best player, clearly physically impaired, trying to carry the escalating weight of the Warriors through a tunnel without light at the end. The Celtics were ferocious, piling on. The Warriors, after the first eight minutes, were compliant.
After falling behind 8-0 in 92 seconds, the Warriors fought back to tie…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2025-01-20 20:44:00
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