Warriors’ Curry aggravates leg injury vs Nuggets

Kenneth Faried and the Denver Nuggets had quite a scare on Saturday night as the forward was carted off the court on a stretcher after suffering a neck injury during the team’s 111-108 overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Faried had to be taken off the court on a stretcher on Saturday versus the Warriors after suffering a neck injury.

Stephen Curry sat out again in their game against Houston Rockets as expected but this time, the Golden State Warriors were ready. Curry, after missing two games, was back in action, but last just 14 minutes in which he scored 5 points.

The NBA’s reigning MVP left the game Saturday night in the second quarter when he was kicked by Jameer Nelson of the Denver Nuggets. Though Curry and Klay Thompson played, the $82 million man has improved to another level, and displayed it against the backdrop of a hobbled Golden State roster.

The Warriors seemed to be coping without him as they led by 26 but a late charge from the Nuggets sent it to overtime at 102-102 before Golden State prevailed. He left the arena about 10 minutes after the game ended, after being attended to by medical personnel.

Green finished with 29 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals in a 111-108 win over the Denver Nuggets which nearly got away from the Warriors.

He will be re-evaluated Sunday to determine his status for Monday night’s home game against Charlotte.

The 26-year-old has had a stellar season for the rebuilding Nuggets. “I said, ‘All right.’ He looked good on the trip, and it was great having him out there, so hopefully he’s getting closer”.

Kevin Durant collected 29 points and 11 rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 16 points. But Faried’s putback tied the game at 106 with 2:18 remaining. They joined Leandro Barbosa (sprained left shoulder), Festus Ezeli (toe) and Harrison Barnes (ankle), who were already out.

According to Curry, the injury occurred when a Nuggets player made with his leg in the second quarter.

“There’s nobody who competes harder than Draymond”, Walton said. Beyond the disappointment of going from blowout to nail biter, we shouldn’t actually take that much from this game – if they had a duly healthy roster, they probably have enough to put the game so far out of reach that there is no Nuggets comeback.