Warriors fans, you can exhale. During a tense first quarter in Wednesday night's crucial play-in game against the Los Angeles Clippers, superstar Stephen Curry caused a brief scare when he headed to the locker room with a towel over his head.
The sight was particularly concerning given Curry's recent history with a nagging runner's knee that sidelined him for a significant stretch this season. For a team whose championship hopes live and die with their floor general, any hint of an issue sends shockwaves through Dub Nation.
Thankfully, the concern was short-lived. Curry was back on the bench moments later, reassuring an Amazon Prime sideline reporter with a classic Steph quip: "Oh don't worry about me, I'm good." True to his word, he checked back into the game with just under eight minutes remaining in the second quarter.
While his first-quarter shooting was uncharacteristically cold at 1-for-5, his swift return was the only stat that mattered. In the high-stakes pressure cooker of the play-in tournament, where every possession is magnified, having a healthy and confident Curry on the floor is the ultimate advantage for the Warriors as they fight to extend their season.
