Warriors’ Quinn Cook plays well in Stephen Curry’s absence

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quinn Cook was watching the Warriors on his TV on Monday night at Beach Street Inn and Suites — a quaint two-star hotel just a short walk from Santa Cruz's famed boardwalk — when Stephen Curry lunged for a steal, turned his right foot awkwardly and tumbled to the court. As he watched Curry limp toward the visitors' locker room in New Orleans, Santa Cruz Warriors staffer Luke Loucks told Cook: "Be ready for a call." Less than 48 hours later, Cook high-fived his Golden State teammates as his name blared over the PA system at Charlotte's Spectrum Center.