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Stephen Curry, a four-time NBA Champion and reigning NBA Finals MVP, emphasized on how relieved he is to avoid surgery on his partially dislocated left shoulder on Friday. Although there is no time mentioned for the return of the 3-Point King, a surgery would’ve ruled him out for months or probably the entire regular season.
For those unaware – Stephen Curry suffered this shoulder injury against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday when he tried to steal the ball. Not only did he bow out of the game, but the defending champions lost 125-119 against an in-form Pacers’ side.
But to bring ease to the fans of Golden State Warriors, an MRI on Thursday confirmed that no operation is required to repair the shoulder, as the extend of the injury is well known to the medical team and concerned player.
In his NBA Career so far, Stephen Curry has already suffered from a season-ending injury (2019). He has already dealt with the methods and would know the precautions and treatments required now, just so that he can return well before time as his Golden State team is looking more miserable than ever.
“From what I know about shoulder injuries and situations like that, avoiding surgery is great news,” Curry said as mentioned by Firstpost. “I’ll try to figure out how to get pain-free quickly, get the strength back and work my way back into it appropriately. Surgery would have been four to six months. Nobody was trying to deal with that right now. I’ve just got to trust the plan we have and do my work.”
Curry’s importance goes beyond words for his team – he was averaging 30 points and 6.8 assists. Steve Kerr’s side are 14-15 after their first 29 games in the regular season. They currently rank 10th seed in the Western Conference.