Warriors point guard Stephen Curry rolled his surgicallyrepaired right ankle during the second quarter of the Warriors 101-97preseason win over the Blazers in Portland.Curry sustained the injury when he collided with PortlandsWes Matthews. Curry did not return to the game, which the Warriors said was forprecautionary reasons.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Curry made aneffort to re-enter the game, but coach Mark Jackson held him out.At 11:03 p.m. Friday night, Curry did take to Twitter to alert Warriors fans not to worry:
Ankle will be fine. Freak play. But Good win tonight...now on the way to LA. Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) October 20, 2012Curry missed 40 of 66 games last season because of an ankleinjury. He had played in four of the teams five preseason games heading intoFriday nights game.The Warriors next preseason game is on Monday, against theLos Angeles Clippers.Blazers Banter (@Blazersbanter), the blog of the VancouverColumbian, said this in a tweet after the game:Curry, who left the game after essentially getting hisankle rolled, walked fine. He was dressed down in Warriors sweats but movingOK.
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