Steve Kerr Says Stephen Curry’s Injuries Aren’t Reason for Recent Slump

Stephen Curry is not playing at less than 100 percent—at least that’s the story Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is sticking to.   

“Is that ‘sources with knowledge of the team’s thinking?'” Kerr asked reporters Wednesday, referring to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, who wrote Curry was playing injured, per ESPN.com’s Tim Keown. “Nobody has said anything about Steph being 70 percent to me. Training staff, relatives, friends, sources with knowledge of the team’s thinking—nobody has told me he’s 70 percent. Evidently they told the media but not me.”

Curry, the two-time reigning MVP, shot a combined 13-of-37 in back-to-back losses to the Thunder in Oklahoma City in Games 3 and 4. He hit just five of 21 shots from three-point range and turned the ball over seven times combined in the losses. The underdog Thunder are now one victory from unseating the defending champions, who won an NBA-record 73 regular-season games.

Curry played a combined 39 minutes in Golden State’s first eight playoff games. He sprained an ankle in Game 1 against the Houston Rockets that cost him two contests and then suffered a sprained MCL in Game 4. The knee injury did not seem to affect him …

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