Steph Curry fights through illness vs. Suns, to sit out at Kings

"Obviously feeling the effects of a cold that has beset him for several days, Steph Curry did his best to convince those listening that he might play the next day in Sacramento after scoring 28 points in a victory over the Phoenix Suns. Obviously, it would take a lot for me not to play, Curry said between hacks. With the way it's been going and how the schedule has been, obviously we're going to monitor it and see how it goes."

"He's wiped out right now, Kerr said. I don't care what the doctor says. We've got to get him some rest. So I'll make the decision right now. He's not going to play. He needs some rest. Though Curry paced the team in points, his condition was obvious to teammates. I saw him struggle to get his breath, Quinten Post said. But he battled through it, and he was still huge for us."

Steph Curry battled a lingering cold, coughing through a postgame press conference after scoring 28 points and playing 34 minutes in a win over the Suns. Coach Steve Kerr declared Curry "wiped out" and opted to rest him for the next game despite Curry's willingness to play. Jimmy Butler was ruled out with a lower back tweak and listed as questionable for Sacramento, and Draymond Green may sit the second leg of a back-to-back. The veteran absences open opportunities for bench players like Brandin Podziemski, who scored 13 points and will take on more on-ball responsibility.

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