Curry Sidelined at Least Two Weeks With Oblique Tear

WHO:

Bleacher Report - Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Curry left the game for an MRI.

Bleacher Report - ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Curry was expected to miss close to a month.

Bleacher Report - ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported that Curry told teammates he would get through the injury fine.

RealGM Basketball - Stephen Curry is a Golden State Warriors player.

RealGM Basketball - Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is mentioned as having emerged with the Warriors.

NY Post - Stephen Curry is described as a Golden State Warriors star and guard.

Reddit Sports - The post is attributed to Reddit user /u/PrincessBananas85.

WHAT:

NBC Sports - The Warriors lost to Houston 115-108.

NBC Sports - Curry was averaging 50% shooting from the field and 45.7% from beyond the arc.

NBC Sports - The Warriors had won eight consecutive games before facing Houston.

NBC Sports - Curry missed 39 games last season, and the Warriors went 13-26 without him.

NBC Sports - The Warriors were sixth in the Western Conference.

NBC Sports - The article reported that Paolo Banchero missed 34 games with an oblique injury last season and that recent NBA oblique injuries had return timelines of around 2–3 weeks.

NBC Sports - De’Anthony Melton recorded 11 points, four rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes against Houston.

Bleacher Report - Curry was ruled out for the rest of the game because of right abdominal soreness.

Bleacher Report - Curry held his right side while heading to the locker room.

Bleacher Report - Curry said to his teammates: “focus on the task at hand,” while assuring them he would get through the injury fine.

Bleacher Report - Curry averaged 26.6 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game last season, when the Warriors missed the playoffs.

Bleacher Report - Curry had played 70 or more games in each of the two seasons before last season.

Bleacher Report - Curry missed two of the Warriors’ first 11 games for rest during back-to-back games.

Bleacher Report - Jimmy Butler played 38 games before a season-ending torn ACL.

RealGM Basketball - Curry was diagnosed with an oblique abdominal tear and is to be reevaluated in two weeks.

NY Post - The Warriors announced Curry’s oblique abdominal tear and two-week reevaluation timeline.

Reddit Sports - The headline says Curry is out at least two weeks with an oblique tear.

RealGM Basketball - Curry averaged 27.8 points, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 10 games this season.

RealGM Basketball - The Warriors had an 8-4 record.

RealGM Basketball - Curry played in 43 games last season.

NY Post - Curry underwent an MRI after the game.

RealGM Basketball - Curry was described as playing at an All-NBA level.

WHERE:

Bleacher Report - Curry underwent an MRI after leaving the game.

RealGM Basketball - Curry suffered the injury during the Warriors’ loss at the Houston Rockets.

NY Post - Curry left the game against the Houston Rockets.

WHEN:

Bleacher Report - Curry suffered a right ankle sprain in practice on Oct. 18, 2026.

Bleacher Report - Butler’s ACL injury occurred in January 2026.

RealGM Basketball - Curry suffered the injury in the first half of the game.

NY Post - Curry left midway through the first quarter.

NY Post - The Warriors announced the diagnosis on Thursday; the loss occurred Wednesday.

RealGM Basketball - Curry is in his age-38 season.

WHY:

NBC Sports - Steve Kerr said there was “a high level of concern” about Curry’s status and that Curry told him the pain was something he had never felt before.

RealGM Basketball - Curry’s two-week reevaluation follows his oblique abdominal tear.

HOW:

NBC Sports - Curry grimaced while releasing a three-pointer, signaled to the bench, and went to the locker room after the Warriors called a timeout.

NY Post - Curry’s injury was assessed with an MRI after the game.

Stephen Curry has an oblique tear, and the Warriors will reevaluate him in two weeks. He left against Houston for an MRI, as Golden State lost 115 to 108. Coach Steve Kerr expressed concern; Curry reassured teammates he would recover and urged focus.