HOUSTON, TX (CST, UTC-06:00) — The Golden State Warriors suffered a dual setback on Wednesday night, November 11, 2026, dropping a hard-fought 115-108 contest to the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center while losing superstar guard Stephen Curry to an unexpected abdominal injury. Curry was forced out early in the opening quarter after wincing in clear discomfort following a perimeter three-pointer, departing directly to the locker room and leaving Golden State's immediate offensive outlook clouded in uncertainty.
Last Verified & Updated: November 12, 2026, at 06:10 UTC (00:10 CST).
The injury occurred midway through the first quarter when Stephen Curry buried a contested three-pointer. Upon landing, Curry immediately clutched his right flank and lower abdominal region, grimacing as play transitioned back down the floor. Curry promptly signaled to the Golden State bench, committing an intentional foul to halt play before walking gingerly into the tunnel toward the locker room.
Shortly after the second quarter began, Golden State's medical staff officially ruled Curry out for the remainder of the contest, citing right abdominal soreness. According to team updates, Curry left Toyota Center during the second half to undergo an urgent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan at a nearby medical facility to examine potential muscular strains or oblique wall damage.
In his postgame media session, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr addressed the injury candidly, revealing that Curry had described feeling a sharp pulling sensation in his core that he had never previously experienced in his 18-year professional career.
"Any time Steph leaves a game immediately and doesn't return, our concern level is naturally high," Kerr stated. "He tweaked something in his abdomen area that caught him completely off guard. We are awaiting the complete radiologist evaluation and MRI readouts before mapping out any formal timeline."
Without their primary playmaker and floor spacer, Golden State struggled to generate fluid half-court execution against Houston's athletic perimeter traps. The Rockets took full command in the paint and maintained consistent pressure across the third and fourth quarters.
Houston’s balanced offensive attack kept the Warriors at bay whenever Golden State mounted perimeter runs. Despite spirited bench contributions from Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga, the Rockets closed out the game with clutch free-throw shooting and critical defensive rebounds in the final two minutes, sealing the 115-108 result and elevating Houston’s record to an impressive 9–3.
Golden State (8–4) faces an immediate rotational pivot. If Curry is sidelined for any extended period, backup point guards Brandin Podziemski and De'Anthony Melton will be tasked with absorbing primary ball-handling duties. Head coach Steve Kerr will also need to adjust scoring sets around Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green to stabilize the offense as the team continues its multi-game road swing.
Curry sustained the abdominal injury during the first quarter of the Warriors vs. Rockets game on Wednesday night, November 11, 2026, at Toyota Center in Houston.
The Golden State Warriors officially designated the injury as right abdominal soreness, with full severity pending official MRI scan results.
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