Golden State’s Stephen Curry a doubt for Game 2 of NBA play-offs but ‘right now, I don’t see a scenario where I’ll be out’

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry was listed as "questionable" by the Golden State Warriors for Monday's Game 2 after twisting his ankle during Golden State's 104-78 win over Houston in their Western Conference play-offs opener on Saturday.

Curry had 24 points on eight-of-13 shooting, including 16 points in the first quarter, before rolling his right ankle late in the second quarter of the first-round series opener in Oakland, California.

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The league’s leading scorer, Curry went to the locker room for examination just before half time and returned to play the first 2 minutes, 47 seconds of the third quarter before Golden State coach Steve Kerr called a timeout and took his star out of the game.

“I didn’t like the way he was moving when he went back out for the third quarter,” Kerr told reporters. “He wanted to stay in but he wasn’t moving well so we weren’t going to play him regardless.”

Asked for an update on Curry’s status, Kerr replied: “As far as Monday, I would just say Steph is questionable, so we’ll see how he responds the next couple of days and we’ll go from there.

“As far as I understand, he rolled his ankle. I don’t know how bad it is. We’re not going to let him play if there is any risk of making it worse.

“Obviously we’re hoping that we’re going to be in the play-offs for the next couple of months so we don’t want to take any chances.”

Curry, speaking at a post-game news conference, sounded determined to play Game 2, but also issued a note of caution.

“Right now, I don’t see a scenario where I’ll be out. If it’s not right, and I’m at risk of further injury or whatnot, that’s the only thing to worry about,” he said.

“Pain tolerance, I know what I can deal with on the court, but you don’t want anything more serious to happen, favouring an ankle or whatnot, so that’s what we’ll pay attention to the next two days.”

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Golden State’s Stephen Curry a doubt for Game 2 of NBA play-offs but ‘right now, I don’t see a scenario where I’ll be out’

Reigning MVP injured his ankle in Warriors' 104-78 win over Houseton Rockets on Saturday and his coach Steve Kerr says his participation in Monday's Game 2 is 'questionable'.