Stephen Curry out for at least two weeks with oblique tear as Rockets end Warriors streak

Warriors star Stephen Curry has a torn abdominal oblique and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, ESPN reported. The 38-year-old guard was hurt on Wednesday in Houston, where the Rockets won 115-108 to end the Warriors' eight-game winning streak.

Six minutes on court

Curry played six minutes and scored three points before heading to the locker room. Head coach Steve Kerr said after the game that Curry felt pain in his stomach area and was sent for an MRI scan. Kerr said the team's level of concern was high because Curry told him he had never felt anything like it before.

Curry was averaging 27.8 points a game this season and shooting 45.7% from three-point range. The Warriors are sixth in the Western Conference with an 8-4 record.

How the game went without him

Yaxel Lendeborg led Golden State with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandin Podziemski added 22. Kevin Durant top-scored for the Rockets with 20 points, while Alperen Şengün had 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.

A thinning roster

Curry's absence comes as the Warriors are already missing several players. Latvian centre Kristaps Porziņģis announced on 6 November that he was stepping away from basketball for health reasons and has not played an NBA game this season. Jimmy Butler, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament, and Moses Moody are also sidelined.

The Warriors play their first game without Curry away to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, with tip-off at 04:30 Riga time on Saturday, 14 November.

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