Google News Stephen Curry injures his knee: the situation
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Stephen Curry suffered a bad knee injury in the game against the Denver Nuggets. During the third quarter of the game he suffered an unnatural twist of the lower limb, while he was trying to defend against the penetration of McKinley Wright IV.
Curry made his way to the bench, before finally abandoning the match and heading to the locker room. Curry then underwent an immediate X-ray in the Chase Center which showed no fractures. Curry will undergo an MRI scan which will give more detailed results regarding Curry's knee problem.
This is no small shingle for the NBA champions who are struggling in the regular season and want to earn access to the playoffs to defend their title. Coach Steve Kerr expalained: "Every time a player gets an MRI there is a certain level of concern.
We just have to wait and see the results. Unfortunately it has happened many times over the years. So fingers crossed that everything is ok."
About Stephen Curry
In ESPN's 2020 rankings, Curry ranks 13th on their list of the 74 greatest NBA players of all time.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the birth of the NBA, at the beginning of the 2021-22 season the league compiled a list of the 75 greatest players of all time, among which Curry was also included. He holds the record for most 3-pointers made in a season and second for 3-pointers made in a single game.
On December 14, 2021, he became the player with the most 3-pointers in NBA history, breaking Ray Allen's previous record of 2,973 3-pointers. On December 28, 2021 in the game against the Denver Nuggets, he becomes the first and currently only player in NBA history to exceed 3,000 3-pointers in his career.
The Golden State Warriors, which he captained, were four-time NBA champions, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers three times and the Boston Celtics once. They also set a regular season hit record in the 2015-2016 season. In the same season, he was unanimously named player of the year, an award he had also won the previous year.
In 2022 he won the best player award of the Nba Finals also unanimously. For the Warriors he is also the best scorer in history.