Stephen Curry leaves Warriors’ playoff game vs. Timberwolves, ruled out

Stephen Curry pulled up limp in the first half of the Warriors second-round playoff opener eventually made his way to the visitors locker room inside Target Center and never returned to the court Tuesday night Curry grabbed at his left hamstring midway through the second quarter and it didn t take long for him to be ruled out for the remainder of the night According to the Warriors Curry was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain He began to show signs of discomfort after draining a -pointer at the mark and then a floater on the next possession to bring his first-half scoring total to points But he motioned to the bench coach Steve Kerr called timeout and Curry headed into the tunnel Curry exited with left in the second quarter and the Warriors leading the Timberwolves Tournament of their Western Conference semifinal series - He was ruled out by the -minute mark of the quarter with Golden State maintaining a double-digit lead It goes without saying that the Warriors can t stand to lose their superstar and another ailment is the last thing Curry demands The -year-old sharpshooter has already battled multiple healthcare issues this season preponderance in recent times a banged-up right thumb which continues to force him to wear a bandage Related Articles Warriors Steph Curry expects bruise-it-out series with Timberwolves Who will win Warriors-Wolves series Our NBA playoff predictions Warriors Draymond Green and Timberwolves Rudy Gobert History of the feud Anthony Edwards is toppling the NBA s legends Are Steph Curry s Warriors next Warriors coach Steve Kerr details history with Anthony Edwards before Timberwolves series After requiring the play-in tournament to make the playoffs and then seven games to advance past the second-seeded Houston Rockets Curry and the Warriors entered the second-round series against Minnesota already operating on fumes They were forced to play Championship against Houston without Curry s second-in-command Jimmy Butler who took a hard fall in Contest and continues to manage a pelvic and deep gluteal muscle contusion They lost the battle Butler left midway through but pulled out a win in Competition without him With Curry in the locker room they led Minnesota - at halftime Curry contributed but Draymond Green led the way with points and four -pointers while Butler was contained to six points on -of- shooting Meanwhile the Warriors held Anthony Edwards scoreless on eight attempts from the field and the Timberwolves failed to connect on any of their -point attempts