‘Nobody wants to deal with it’: Warriors star Steph Curry opens up about the relief of avoiding surgery on his injured shoulder… while refusing to put a time frame on his recovery and insisting that his body ‘will let me know’
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Following a left shoulder injury, Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry told reporters he was relieved to learn he would not need surgery.
Curry suffered the shoulder injury while trying to fend off Jalen Smith, who ran into the Warriors star’s arm. Curry immediately grabbed his shoulder while he was hunched over and went to the locker room during the timeout.
“There are two or three different results, and then it was just a matter of making sure I didn’t need surgery and [that] my shoulder will be able to heal on its own, no matter how long it takes,” he said.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) clutches his shoulder after injuring himself Thursday
He appeared in a lot of pain, but it was later revealed that he would not need surgery to fix it.
‘Cause I know surgeries are four to six months [recovery time]’ Curry added with a laugh, ‘and nobody wants to deal with that right now.’
Curry’s shoulder injury was diagnosed as a subluxation that will require him to miss “a few weeks,” ESPN first reported.
According to muybiensalud.com, a joint subluxation is a partial dislocation of a joint. It is often the result of an acute injury or repetitive motion injury, but it can also be caused by medical conditions that undermine the integrity of the ligaments.
Dwayne Wade suffered a similar injury in 2008 when he dislocated his shoulder, causing him to miss 23 games with the Miami Heat.
Jalen Smith goes up for a shot as Curry is seen immediately grabbing his shoulder in pain
Still, Curry hopes that this being his first time suffering a shoulder injury will lead to a quick recovery time, as opposed to having recurring shoulder problems.
“It’s hard to say, just because it’s my first time doing it,” Curry said, when asked for a timeline for his return. ‘There are a couple of guys I’ve seen that had slightly more severe cases, you know their timelines, you make your guesses.
“But just knowing that this is the first time, you try to stay away from me mentally, you just try to stay away from how long it’s going to be because [my shoulder] he will let me know.
The 14-15 Warriors will have a huge amount of work ahead of them, regardless of when it comes to replacing Curry.
The Warriors’ bench has been largely ineffective, but it will have to step up in Curry’s absence.
The 34-year-old has been playing brilliantly this season despite the team’s early struggles, averaging 30 points on 50% shooting, along with 43.4% from 3-point range on 11.6 attempts per game. , 6.8 assists and 6.6 rebounds.
In terms of how he expects the Warriors to perform for the rest of the season, amid an absolutely miserable 2-13 on the road and minimal production off the bench, Curry smiled and said, ‘That’s always a good bit. of sound, just because it gives you something to type on.
“But I think where we are, we just want to win an away game and move on.”
Golden State’s quest to win a road game without the player who has been the heart and soul of their team will kick off in Philadelphia on Friday night before the Warriors travel to Toronto, New York and Brooklyn to wrap up a six game tour they have. started at 0-2.
Jordan Poole will likely be asked to take over a large part of the slack while Curry is out