US EditionSteph Curry ruled out for Warriors’ game with 76ers over knee injury
Stephen Curry is sidelined day-to-day with runner's knee, missing a key game as the Warriors manage his patellofemoral pain syndrome to allow rest and recovery.
- Stephen Curry was ruled out for Tuesday's matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, leaving the Golden State Warriors without their top player for the final game before Thursday's trade deadline.
- After an individual workout in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, Curry aggravated right-knee soreness late in Friday's 131-124 loss to the Detroit Pistons, grimacing and icing his knee postgame.
- The team diagnosed the issue as patellofemoral pain syndrome, commonly called `runner's knee`, which involves swelling and kneecap pain, managed with rest and treatment by Curry and Rick Celebrini.
- Curry's absence places short-term pressure on rotation and minutes allocation, with his All-Star Game availability in about two weeks now uncertain and De'Anthony Melton expected to take on more perimeter scoring.
- The Thursday trade deadline falls hours before the Warriors' Phoenix Suns game, with Kuminga, a trade candidate, potentially included in deals involving Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Steph Curry ruled out for Warriors’ game with 76ers over knee injury
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors will be without their top player for their final game before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline. Steph Curry was ruled out of Tuesday’s matchup with the 76ers, which came as little surprise after the team diagnosed him with patellofemoral pain syndrome over the weekend. Known more commonly as “runner’s knee,” the only remedy for that soreness is rest. “(When he returns) will totally be up to (team doctor) Rick (Cele…
Stephen Curry Out Tuesday, Considered Day-To-Day
Warriors star Stephen Curry was forced to exit Friday’s loss to Detroit after aggravating a right knee injury he first experienced a week prior. As Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area writes, the 37-year-old guard underwent an MRI on Saturday, which didn’t reveal a serious injury. Curry was diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome — also known as runner’s knee — and is considered day-to-day. According to ESPN’s Anthony Slater (Twitter link), t…
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