Stephen Curry Injury: Silver Lining Of 2x MVP’s Misery Coddles Hurt Warriors Fans

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry recently generated a state of worry amongst his fans. During the recent matchup against the Chicago Bulls, with just two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the player ended up injuring his ankle and had to opt out of the remainder of the game. Given that the Warriors are currently placed as the 9 seed on the Western Conference Points table, team fans have been supposedly praying for the player’s recovery so that he could be available for the upcoming games. Other people, like journalists Matt Steinmetz and Daryle ‘the Guru’ Johnson, have been attempting to find the silver lining in the same.

During a recent episode of his podcast, Steinmetz highlighted that Curry has been only shooting 37% from the field during the past 13 games. This led to him assuming that the 2x MVP is “tired” and that a break of three weeks would do him some good. The host also highlighted a silver lining in assuming that Curry’s exit would give way for another player to try his luck out on the basketball court.

“Give me Chris Paul, I’ll take Chris Paul,” said Steinmetz. “I’ll also take Chris Paul because he hasn’t played in five weeks and he’s getting back into shape. He might be able to play 33 minutes a night”.

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Darly Johnson agreed with his co-host’s opinion and also stated his belief that the 35-year-old player would benefit from some time away from the court.

“They (Warriors) can’t fall out of the plane and maybe they’ll win some games to where they could get eight or nineth if the Lakers fall off,” said Johnson.

Steinmetz and Johnson are correct in stating that a player like Stephen Curry needs to be preserved for the long run. If the Warriors chose to utilize him in his current condition, then he would not be in his peak condition for any playoffs or elimination games that the team will face within the next few months.

What is the update on Stephen Curry’s ankle injury?

In the aftermath of the Warriors-Bulls faceoff, some of the fans started to expect the worse. Luckily for them, they didn’t have to wait for more than a day for an official update on Stephen Curry’s injury. According to renowned ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, an MRI was conducted on the player’s right ankle soon after the game. Fortunately, it showed no signs of structural damage.

Additional sources highlighted that Curry will “work to rehabilitate the injury during an absence that isn’t expected to cost him many games”. Through this comment, no clear timeline has been provided on his return to the court.

The absence of their star player is sure to affect the Warriors for some time. However, fans can work just like Matt Steinmetz and Daryle Johnson in finding a silver lining out of the bad situation and continue supporting their favourite franchise.