On Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors were back in action against the Houston Rockets in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. After jumping out to an early lead thanks to Andre Iguodala, the Warriors received some bad news. Star point guard Steph Curry left the game after suffering an apparent injury. It was a scary sight as Curry attempted to go for a steal in the early minutes of the first quarter. When he attempted the steal, it looks like Curry dislocated a finger on this non-shooting hand. A photo of the injury shows the damage to his hand. I don't think Steph Curry's middle finger is supposed to look like this pic.twitter.com/MFNWdg1920 — Nick Bromberg (@NickBromberg) May 1, 2019 Yikes. Curry went back to the locker room for a few minutes as team doctors re-set the finger back into place. Trainers then taped up the finger and Curry found his way back onto the bench. After a short conversation with head coach Steve Kerr, Curry talked his way back onto the floor for the Warriors. Meanwhile, James Harden left the game after being poked in the eye. With Harden back in the locker room, the Warriors have opened up a sizable lead. With just a few minutes left in the first quarter, Golden State holds a 24-11 lead.<doc-sep>On the same night and in the same game that James Harden suffered an injury to both eyes, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry dislocated his middle-finger in gruesome fashion. Curry went to block Clint Capela of the Rockets when the ball tipped off his finger and bent in such a way where it was sticking out of place a bit. He ended up leaving the game for a bit to get an x-ray and then came right back to finish the match. Afterward, Curry's coach Steve Kerr discussed the extent of the injury. "It looked bad when he came off the floor," Kerr said according to ESPN. "I looked at the finger and I was just hoping it was a dislocation and not a break. And fortunately, that's what it turned out to be. As far as whether it bothered him, you can ask him that. I thought he did some great things for us and fueled us; and may not have shot the 3 that well, but played a great game for us." For Curry, he's just happy the injury isn't more serious than it is. "It hurts, but it's all right. Didn't break anything. Fortunate, and some higher power's looking out for me on that one. Just gotta deal with pain and hopefully, before Saturday, that goes away and will be fine." Curry will have three days to get his finger ready to go for Game 3 which goes down on Saturday.<doc-sep>Steph Curry appeared to dislocate the middle finger on his left hand just minutes into the first quarter of Game Two of the Western Conference Finals versus the Rockets. He exited, and cameras caught a closeup of the top of his finger looking out of position and abnormal. At the time, just 3 and a half minutes into the game, Curry had recorded just an assist and a steal with the Warriors up 10-5 at Oracle Arena. Here’s video of the star guard leaving for the bench and the closeup of the finger. Steph Curry with an apparent left hand injury, not ideal pic.twitter.com/afX0dytBsj — Chris Montano (@gswchris) May 1, 2019 Curry reentered with tape around the finger according to Mark Berman of Fox 26. TNT stated that initial X-rays were negative, allowing the star guard to hit the court again. He finished the 1st quarter with 5 points off 2-of-6 shooting, including one triple on 5 attempts. Golden State ended the period up 29-20 over Houston, last year’s opponent in the conference finals. Guess Steph Curry is fine. ? pic.twitter.com/sgcJ7OnTiQ — MyBookie NBA (@MyBookieNBA) May 1, 2019 Heading into halftime, Curry proved he was fine health-wise. He filled the box score with 10 points, 2 boards, an assist, a steal and a block heading into the locker room. James Harden Eye Injury Update Meanwhile, James Harden is still out after an apparent bruise on his left eye. Per our own Jeff Smith: After the incident, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon pointed out that the Rocket entire training staff was tending to Harden, who remained down. He followed that up by citing that Harden went to the locker room with an ice pack covering his left eye. The positive news is that it’s believed Harden was poked in the eye, and that it’s not something more serious at this point. With that said, there’s been no official confirmation from the team on that, and they also haven’t revealed the outlook for Harden and chances that he returns to the game. Mike D’Antoni stated on TNT that Harden was bleeding from the eye and would not provide a timetable for his return. Harden did return with over 7 minutes left in the 2nd quarter, finishing the half with just 7 points on 3-for-7 shooting.<doc-sep>
Just minutes into the Golden State Warriors game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, Steph Curry suffered an injury to his hand. Curry appeared to hurt his finger while trying to poke the ball away from Clint Capela. He immediately walked to the bench, and showed lots of pain. Cameras picked up what looked like a dislocated finger. Steph Curry getting his left hand looked at. Immediately going to the locker room. Looked like it happened while trying to poke it away from Capela under the hoop. — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 1, 2019 Curry hurts his left hand. Perhaps a dislocated finger? Anyone else see it sticking out strangely? pic.twitter.com/uNn5bRKaaf — BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) May 1, 2019 It’s impossible to know the severity of the injury. However, the Warriors have set a precedent for dislocated fingers - earlier in the season Klay Thompson suffered one, and returned later in the game. Klay Thompson dislocated his finger similarly a couple months back. Left the game briefly, got it taped, returned, didn't miss any time. — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 1, 2019 Knowing Curry’s toughness, and the severity of the game, the two-time MVP will certainly want to stay in the game. But the team will obviously be careful with him. The most important thing is making sure he’s fully healthy for Saturday’s Game 3 in Houston. Update: Curry returned to the game just a few minutes later. The official report is a dislocated middle finger on his left (non-shooting) hand. Curry had the finger popped back in and taped before returning.