SAN FRANCISCO – The worst of all fears for the Warriors and their fans flashed before their eyes Sunday afternoon during an open practice at Chase Center.The sight of Stephen Curry limping off the court and into the locker room.
Everything seemed normal as Curry was dribbling up the court, darting from the left wing to the right wing. But when he stopped to pivot, he suddenly froze, took two more dribbles and tossed the ball behind him as he left the court favoring his right leg. The immediate concern was that this could be a reoccurrence of the runner’s knee diagnosis that sidelined him for nine weeks last season.
That is not the case, according to the Warriors, who say Curry tweaked his right ankle.
“He said he’s fine,” coach Steve Kerr said, unusually tersely, nearly an hour later.
How sad is it, though, that Curry tweaking an ankle allows the Warriors and their fans to breathe easier? That it could have been worse?
“Always, always,” Kerr said when asked if his heart skipped a beat when Curry limped into the locker room.
“But he’s fine. I went and talked...