Stephen Curry dropped a truth bomb on Jimmy Butler’s injury
Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry he knows how much more difficult the situation has become for his following team season-ending injury to Jimmy Butler.
Following the Warriors’ 123-115 road loss against Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Curry talked about how Golden State continuing amid Butler’s injury.
“It’s no secret that it’s hard for everybody to accept the reality of what’s going on,” the two-time NBA MVP said in a postgame press conference, via ESPN’s Anthony Slater.
However, Curry has no doubts about his team’s ability to win even without Butler.
“As long as I’m there, I’m always confident that we can win,” added Curry, who became just the first player in NBA history to have at least 10,000 attempts from behind the arc.
That being said, Curry’s presence wasn’t enough for Golden State to win against the Mavs. If anything, he must have missed Butler even more after receiving anemic support from the rest of the Warriors. Jonathan Cumminga could have been a big help to Golden State, but he was he was unable to finish the Mavs game due to injury.
The 37-year-old former Davidson Wildcats star scored 38 points on 14-of-27 shooting from the field with eight 3-pointers on 15 attempts from behind the arc, but no other Warriors starter scored more than 12 points.
De’Anthony Melton provided 22 points off the bench for Golden State, but the Mavericks responded with much more balanced scoring. Dallas was led by Naji Marshall with 30 points, while Flagg and Max Christie each had 21 points.
2026-01-23 05:05:00
