Apr 23, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) stands on the court before game four of the 2023 NBA playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
The Golden State Warriors are back in Sacramento taking on the Kings in the hopes of getting an upper hand in the series. Both teams are tied with two games apiece, battling it out on the floor, going into halftime with only a four-point difference. As the game goes on, NBA fans decided to troll Warriors ace Stephen Curry after he met with a scary collision, hitting the hardwood and holding his abdomen.
The series between the Sacramento Kings and Warriors is turning out to be one of the most exciting matchups. Apart from the whole Draymond Green drama, the games between these two teams have managed to surprise every fan there is.
Stephen Curry meets with a concerning collision
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After dropping the first two games of the series, everyone was quick to count out the Golden State Warriors. However, Stephen Curry and the rest of the squad managed to kick things up a notch and win back-to-back games.
USA Today via Reuters Apr 26, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (0) holds onto the ball next to Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Andrew Wiggins (22) in the second quarter during game five of the 2023 NBA playoffs at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
The Warriors even won Game 3 without Draymond Green as he served his suspension after stepping on Domantas Sabonis’ chest during Game 2. Now, Game 5 of the series has these two teams fighting neck to neck, blow after blow.
With under two minutes left to play in the second quarter of the game, Stephen Curry ended up on the floor after a hard collision with Malik Monk. As the Warriors teammates put up a double screen for Klay Thompson to get an open shot, Monk may have gotten a tad too enthusiastic to close out on him.
As both Curry and Draymond Green firmly took their positions for a double screen for Thompson, the defending Monk crashed into Curry as he chased after Warriors no. 11 in order to close out on him.
Fans trolled The Chef regardless
Stephen Curry took a hard hit as Malik Monk crashed into him while chasing down Klay Thompson. After the collision, Curry could be seen holding his stomach as he seemed to be in excruciating pain.
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Fans however saw this as an opportunity to troll the four-time NBA champion. One fan tweeted, “Looks like Curry might’ve got the wind knocked out of him. He’s still holding his stomach.”
While another fan commented, “Steph could stub his toe and the national media would say “steph overcoming a critical injury to carry his team to the win. He’s him.”
Here are a few more reactions from fans on Twitter.
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While there were some who were concerned for Curry’s well-being, others downright trolled The Chef. Let’s see if the Warriors’ star point guard can keep up his amazing shooting in the second half after that hit.