Stephen Curry Out Again With Ankle Problem

Wizards v/s Warriors 03/02/11 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As we predicted in our last blog post about Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, he is out once again after spraining his right ankle.
"It's really just a freak injury. We don't do much in shootaround- (he was) just chasing after a loose rebound. It's unfortunate. We will shut him down. He'll get treatment, and we'll see where he goes," said coach Mark Jackson before Wednesday night's game against Miami.
Curry landed on the foot of rookie Festus Ezeli during the shootaround on Wednesday morning. X-rays came back negative, but his return will be based on how his right ankle progresses.
"I haven't had a sprain in two and a half months, so my ligaments are probably the healthiest they've been," said Curry. "Just have to wait and see how they recover. I haven't been in this situation for a while. I don't know if it will be a fast or slow kind of deal just because after two surgeries and all that process, it finally had time to cool down. So we'll see tomorrow."
""I'm not a doctor," said Jackson, "but I can't imagine it turning into something more. I'm not going to get into timetables and all of that. We're not concerned."
Jarrett Jack started in Curry's place on Wednesday. Jack was acquired in the offseason from New Orleans for the specific reason of filling in for Curry when he injured his ankle.
Without Curry, the Warriors' offense is lacking and Jackson will have to readjust how he ends games. Jack is typically at point with Curry and guard Kay Thompson is on the wings. This means rookie forward Harrison Barnes will get more crunchtime minutes.
"It will be a feel of flow. I've very confident in my guys... I don't know who will close the ballgame. The game will dictate that," Jackson said.
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• Will Stephen Curry Ever Recover?

Will Stephen Curry Ever Recover?

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Stephen Curry missed 40 games during the 2011-12 season with multiple sprained ankles and no other injury in the NBA seems to be as perpetual as his ankles.
The Golden State Warriors need their star player to be absolutely healthy in order to stay competitive. The Warriors seem to be one-trick ponys, lighting up the offense each night, but allowing the Bobcats to score 112 points, hence why Curry is so important.
Curry is not a defensive specialist, but can make game-turning steals, shut down opposing players with his speed for stretches, and provide offensive efficiency. When Curry played last season he shot 49 percent from the field- a great statistic. He is a young player with offensive talent, can score, and not kill a team's field goal percentage.
That is, if Curry can keep his ankles healthy. He sprained his twice surgically repaired right ankle in a preseason exhibition game again and Warriors fans should be worried. Curry didn't miss 40 straight games last season- he missed them over the span of the entire season, which is worse. He kept injuring his ankles and coming back, never playing more than a few games in a row. Curry was even labeled "injury-prone" because this is not a new issue.
The answer is that Curry will probably never be entirely healthy. He's 185 lbs. and as a player, makes a lot of cuts and runs in transition very quickly. He has stick-thin legs and doesn't have a physique that can last for 82 games.
Curry signed an extensive with the Golden State Warriors in early November for a four-year contract, $44 million. "I just thought the deal was too good to pass up. Obviously I've been through a lot of injuries the last year and a half with my ankle, but it's back strong and ready to go," said Curry.
Curry had arthroscopic surgery in April and surgery to repair a tendon in the ankle the summer of 2011. He may have commanded a higher price if he had been healthier last season, but Curry was pleased with the deal. "Right now, for them to offer me what they did after what I've been through says a lot about one, where my ankle is now but, but two, just their faith in what I can do. Obviously things would have been different playing out the year, me playing well, next year I don't know what the numbers would have been, but that's not even a question I'm asking myself right now."

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