Warriors Reveal Steph Curry's MRI Results After Injury vs. Rockets

The Golden State Warriors got their answer on Steph Curry on Thursday, and it was about as bad as the scene in Houston looked, with an MRI showing an oblique abdominal tear for the point guard.

Curry will be re-evaluated in two weeks, and the team did not give a return date past that, so the 38-year-old is set to miss at least the six games on the schedule before then and maybe more if the tear is slow to heal.

The trouble started early in Wednesday's 115-108 loss to the Houston Rockets, which snapped an eight-game winning streak.

Curry had been grabbing at his right side before he hit a 28-foot 3-pointer midway through the first quarter, then yelled in pain after the release and waved toward the bench.

After a short talk with head coach Steve Kerr, he went to the locker room, and the team ruled him out early in the second quarter with right abdominal soreness before he left the arena for the MRI.

Kerr sounded worried well before the results came back.

"I mean, concern is high, but I have no idea the extent of the injury," Kerr said after the loss.

He added that Curry told him he had tweaked something in his abdominal area and had never dealt with that injury before.

The diagnosis came out late Thursday morning, when ESPN's Shams Charania reported the tear and the two-week timeline, and the team confirmed the news shortly after.

Curry finished with three points in six minutes on Wednesday, but he came into that game averaging 30.6 points per game and was a big part of the run that silenced his doubters after an 0-3 start.

Last season, Golden State went 13-26 in the 39 games he missed, and that number should scare the Warriors more than anything.

The Warriors are 8-4 and sixth in the West, and the next two weeks will test them right away, since the road trip continues Friday at San Antonio against a Spurs team that has won 10 straight, then moves on to New Orleans on Monday, Dallas next Wednesday and Memphis next Thursday before home games against Boston and Sacramento.

The roster was already thin, too, with forward Jimmy Butler III and guard Moses Moody out with knee injuries, center Kristaps Porzingis away from the team and guard Brandon Williams out with a strained hamstring, and the Warriors already had six names on the injury report before Wednesday's game.

Rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg will carry a bigger load after putting up 25 points and 10 rebounds in Houston, and he has already reshaped the offense in his first month.

Guard Brandin Podziemski, who added 22 points, is going to have the ball a lot more, too.

After watching Curry grab his side on Wednesday, I expected worse than a two-week check-in, so I see this as a small win for Golden State.

Going 3-3 over these next six games would be a solid result for a team this banged up, and anything better would be a bonus until Curry is back on the floor.