This season, from the get-go, Stephen Curry has been unstoppable. With an average of 30 points per game, the Golden State Warriors have banked on his expertise to bag wins. However, good times don’t last forever and the Warriors are a victim of this statement. The unstoppable Curry was stopped due to an injury. The absence of the last year’s Finals MVP is painful. On Tuesday night, this pain was evident as the Warriors lost by 38 points at Madison Square Garden. While the Warriors faced a dominant New York Knicks team, Curry gave the NBA Community an update on his injury.
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During the game against the Indiana Pacers, Stephen Curry went down holding his shoulder. He looked in pain while his team checked on him. The four-time champion didn’t return to the hardwood that game. Following this, the team announced that Curry had partially dislocated his shoulder. The good news is that he has avoided the need for surgery. However, things look bleak for Curry with the latest update.
Chaos ensues following an update on Stephen Curry
As per his interview with TNT, the two-time MVP was not very optimistic about a potential return in January 2023. He stated that he is far away from picking up a basketball. He said, “I?m still in the early healing process”. Following this, he added that a timeline for his return would be created after the New Year commenced.
This update has left the NBA community, especially the Warriors’ fans in shambles. Many claimed that the season for the Warriors is now over. Following this, Dubnation expressed their pain. While praying for Curry to heal quickly, they tweeted gifs of people like Kim Kardashian crying. Warriors fan’s also joined the narrative of the season coming to an end. Here are some reactions.
https://twitter.com/jaccculpo/status/1605472677359075328?s=20&t=GkZzplmWWKA3kBpx8GkcAg
https://twitter.com/AK_1990_/status/1605397525405515777?s=20&t=MjXGHxz9BjqYPEViOYPzUw
we’re finished pic.twitter.com/18LlVi9DiO https://t.co/3PufyP3QIa
— H | HAYLEY WILLIAMS LOVES ME (@decodethemonstr) December 21, 2022
https://t.co/159vEaocJL pic.twitter.com/lLnoA4XkEq
— ari (@ARlllANA) December 21, 2022
Warriors downfall in the works 🙏🏾 https://t.co/oiQZ3slUJO
— Kelechi (@Grillz_) December 21, 2022
https://twitter.com/krish2607_/status/1605383807577640960?s=20&t=duPlH1RjaFEXqNOuyLQhAw
😬it’s gonna be a long few weeks https://t.co/Zl4Zi2neZC
— Kaei (K) (@KMe_ki) December 21, 2022
The tough road ahead for Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are placed 11th on the Western Conference Table with 15 wins and 17 losses. 15 of those lost games have come whilst being on the road. With this record. they happen to have the worst away-from-home record in the league this season. Their troubles continue as key players like Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins are injured.
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This isn’t the first time that the Warriors have played without Curry on the line-up. Last season, because of injury Curry missed out on a bunch of games toward the latter part of the season.
During his absence stars like Jordan Poole and Draymond Green led the way. So right now, the team needs these stars to shine again and play in sync. With this hope Warriors coach, Steve Kerr was optimistic about handling this crisis well.
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The road to the playoffs is long. Do you think the Warriors will be able to defend their championship title? Let us know in the comments below.