Warriors Must Continue Managing Steph Curry After Knee Injury
If you hadn’t known Stephen Curry was battling a knee injury, a recent performance against the Houston Rockets proved he came back right where he left off. Coming off the injury, which sidelined Curry for two months, he scored 29 points in a limited 26 minutes of action against the Houston Rockets, while nailing five of his 10 three-point attempts. Curry’s long-awaited debut provided a glimmer of joy in what has been an underwhelming season for the Golden State Warriors.
The superstar may have shown no signs of rust in his first game back, even though his knee problems aren’t in the rearview. The Challenges of Curry’s Knee What made Steph Curry’s knee injury and recovery process difficult was how tricky his injury actually was. Curry was dealing with what the team described as “runner’s knee” ever since he left a game against the Detroit Pistons early on Jan.
30. Runner’s knee typically involves pain and swelling around the kneecap area. Though Curry initially expected to be back soon after Jan.
30, his knee continued to flare up. There was no magical remedy that could have fast-forwarded his comeback. During his absence, the Warriors slipped to the 10th seed.
The team also ran out of bodies to suit up while Curry was out, relying primarily on young and sometimes unproven players. The injury has been an invasive thought on his mind. Each day carries a question mark of how his knee will respond.