​Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors looks on during the first quarter of the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Nov. 11, 2026, in Houston. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
On Thursday morning, the Golden State Warriors announced that an MRI revealed superstar Steph Curry has an oblique abdominal tear, which he suffered early in the first quarter of Wednesday night’s 115-108 loss to the Houston Rockets. Curry will be out for at least two weeks, also when the team expects to release its next update on his status.The injury appears to have occurred in the fourth minute of the game. Curry was on the left wing and preparing to set a screen on Rockets forward Alperen Sengun, who was guarding Draymond Green. Curry and Sengun’s arms get tangled together as he sets the screen, with Green running past the duo and toward the rim.Hooks his arm and then yanks it. If someone does that to Sengun he’s on the floor crying for 19 mins https://t.co/IQ7jqfaCvc- warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) November 12, 2026But as Sengun tried to fight to get through the screen, he lifted Curry’s arm up above the Warriors guard’s head, then pulled on Curry’s arm to try to get his own arm released. Once they untangle, Curry stands back up and immediately looks to have discomfort on his right side. Curry stayed in the game for another two minutes, though reporters noticed the superstar favoring his side the entire time. He made a 3-pointer with 7:22 left in the first, though he once again was visibly in pain after finishing the shot. He exited the game with 6:25 left once Golden State called timeout.As Curry walked back toward the sideline, he briefly met with Warriors coach Steve Kerr and didn’t even bother going to the bench, instead rerouting to the locker room. The Warriors ruled him out before halftime and he went to get the MRI during the second half. Kerr told reporters after the game that “concern is high” for Curry’s injury.Stephen Curry headed to the locker room with an apparent right hip injury. https://t.co/1zVrNz00bH- ESPN (@espn) November 12, 2026Many Warriors fans accused Sengun’s act of being a dirty play, befitting a pattern of physicality in recent matchups between Houston and Golden State. Most famously, Rockets players admitted to taking intentional swings at Curry’s injured hand during their playoff series in 2025, which the Warriors won in seven games. Rockets coach Ime Udoka proudly celebrated his team’s physicality in that series.After starting the season 0-3, the Dubs had been red hot, winners of eight straight – a streak that was snapped Wednesday night against Houston.More Warriors- Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is already sounding like a media star- Ex-Valkyries announcer reportedly fired over affair with ex-Dubs player’s sister – Steve Kerr will return after weeks of uncertaintyFull Warriors coverageFor all of our Bay Area sports coverage, sign up for The Catch newsletter here.This article originally published at This appea