Stephen Curry bruises head in hard fall to court, questionable to return
— -- Golden State Warriors star and NBA MVP Stephen Curry left Monday night's Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets in the second quarter after taking a hard fall on his head, neck and back area near the basket.
Curry sustained a head bruise, according to the Warriors, and was questionable to return.
Golden State general manager Bob Myers tweeted Curry "should be all right."
Curry got caught in the air on top of the Rockets' Trevor Ariza on a play near the Rockets' basket as Ariza went up for a shot with about six minutes to play in the first half and cascaded to the floor, nearly falling directly on his head as he was unable to control his fall.
Curry, who was called for a foul on the play, stayed on the floor for several minutes as he was attended to by medical staff with teammates and coaching looking on.
He then stood up with help and was escorted to the locker room, rubbing the side of his head with a dazed look.
Curry had 11 points in 13 minutes when he left the game.
The Warriors led 69-59 at halftime after trailing by more than 20 as they looked to close out the series, leading 3-0.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Curry won the MVP in a landslide over the Rockets' James Harden after averaging 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and two steals this season.
He shot 48.7 percent from the floor and 44.3 percent from 3-point range. He already owns three of the five most prolific 3-point shooting seasons in NBA history.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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