Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has an oblique abdominal tear and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, it was announced Thursday.
Curry exited Wednesday's loss to the Houston Rockets with 6:25 remaining in the first quarter and later underwent an MRI.
He started grabbing at his right side a few minutes into the game, attempting to play through the pain while sporadically looking over at the training staff. With 7:22 left in the first quarter, Curry came off a Draymond Green screen and nailed a 28-foot 3-pointer but yelled in pain after the release and signaled toward the bench.
Coach Steve Kerr said Curry told him the tweak of his side was an injury he hadn't felt before.
This is the latest blow to an already depleted Warriors team. Starting wings Jimmy Butler III and Moses Moody are out rehabbing long-term knee injuries. Projected starting center Kristaps Porzingis stepped away from the team and sport entirely. Backup guard Brandon Williams strained a hamstring and will miss at least a week.
The Warriors were 13-26 in the 39 games that Curry missed last season. This season, they are 1-1 without Curry, who is averaging 27.8 poitns, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds.
ESPN's Anthony Slater contributed to this report.