Sources: Warriors' Curry (quad) to miss week

"The Golden State Warriors anticipate Stephen Curry will miss around a week with a quad contusion, depending on how he responds to treatment, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania and Anthony Slater. Curry, who left in the final minute of a 104-100 home loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night, is believed to have avoided any serious issue, per sources. "When I heard it was a quad, I was actually relieved," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said postgame. "Better than an ankle or a knee.""

"The Warriors close their current homestand with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. Curry came up limping after a series of fourth-quarter collisions. He attempted to take a charge on Rockets guard Amen Thompson with 3:24 left and was bulled over with an elbow. After review, Curry was called for a blocking foul. Two possessions later, Curry drove into the lane for his own crashing layup attempt and was called for a charge. Kerr challenged the call, and it wasn't overturned."

"In the aftermath, Curry moved around gingerly the next couple of minutes in obvious pain. During a timeout with 35.2 seconds left and the Warriors down five, Curry had a conversation with Rick Celebrini, the team's lead medical decision-maker, who waved to the bench that Curry was done for the night. The two then departed to the locker room. Curry's injury comes at a shaky time for the Warriors. Wednesday night's loss dropped them to 10-10 through 20 games after a 4-1 start. In the aftermath, both Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green were critical of the team's recent defensive effort."

Stephen Curry is expected to miss around a week because of a quad contusion, with recovery time depending on his response to treatment. Curry exited the final minute of a 104-100 home loss to the Rockets and is believed to have avoided a more serious injury. Coach Steve Kerr said he felt relieved the injury was a quad rather than an ankle or knee. Curry limped after several fourth-quarter collisions, was involved in multiple charge/blocking foul calls, and left after a timeout following a conversation with lead medical decision-maker Rick Celebrini. The injury arrives as the Warriors sit 10-10 through 20 games and face criticism over recent defense.

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