The mood in Chase Center shifted quickly tonight. During the matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, Stephen Curry was visibly limping. He exited the game in the fourth quarter, being helped into the locker room by the Warriors’ director of sports medicine, Rick Celebrini, after a short conversation with head coach Steve Kerr.

The moment hit quickly and without warning. Curry, guarding Rockets guard Reed Sheppard, was screened off by Alperen Sengun and left holding his left leg, limping. What made this worse was a previous moment in the game, when Curry was called for a blocking foul after a collision with Amen Thompson. His movement was tighter, his stride shortened, and his frustration was apparent on his face.

Soon, he headed to the locker room during a time

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