Stephen Curry misses Warriors game at Spurs with oblique tear
Stephen Curry will miss the Golden State Warriors’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, 13 November 2026, after a right oblique tear suffered in a loss to the Houston Rockets. The Warriors listed the point guard as out for the NBA Cup game, which starts at 6:30 p.m. PT in San Antonio, Texas.
The Warriors said a magnetic resonance imaging exam confirmed an oblique abdominal injury. Curry left the game in Houston early, with about six minutes remaining in the first quarter, and the scan was done the same night.
Stephen Curry’s oblique tear keeps him out against the Spurs
Head coach Steve Kerr commented on the diagnosis after the injury was confirmed. “It’s as good as we could’ve expected,” Kerr said.
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The Warriors lost 115-108 to the Rockets on Wednesday, 11 November, in Houston. The defeat ended a streak of eight straight wins for Golden State, which went into the trip to San Antonio with a 8-4 record. Without its leading scorer, the team now faces a stretch in which it must keep producing points without him. Before the injury, Curry was averaging 27.8 points per game this season, according to Basketball-Reference.
Warriors and Spurs injury report for the game in San Antonio
- Warriors out: Stephen Curry (right oblique tear), Brandon Williams (left hamstring strain), Jimmy Butler III (right ACL repair surgery), Moses Moody (left patellar tendon repair surgery), Kristaps Porziņģis (not with team)
- Warriors probable: Charles Bassey (left toe soreness)
- Spurs out: Tobias Harris (left calf strain), Jayden Quaintance (right knee surgery)
- Spurs status: Devin Vassell and De’Aaron Fox were upgraded to available in a later Spurs update, after earlier reports listed both as questionable
The injury report also gave a sense of the Spurs’ lineup. Victor Wembanyama is the team’s main star, and De’Aaron Fox is considered one of its most important players on offense. Both were listed as questionable in earlier reports. The Spurs’ update, however, cleared them to play, which means the Warriors will face a healthier San Antonio roster than the first version of the report suggested. Bassey’s status also matters for Golden State, since he has been one of the team’s most productive reserves in recent games.
Stephen Curry’s return: two weeks or about a month
The Warriors said Curry will be re-evaluated in two weeks. That timeline is for the re-evaluation only, not for his return to play. Shams Charania reported that Curry is expected to be out for about a month, depending on how his recovery goes. An injury report dated 12 November also pointed to an absence of about a month. The sources do not agree on the length of the absence, and the club has not set a definitive date for his return.
Brandon Williams, another Warriors player on the injury list, had been one of the team’s top bench scorers. Golden State has to replace his production as well as Curry’s while Butler, Moody and Porziņģis remain out. The club has not released new information about those three players since the report.
Result of the Spurs game still not confirmed
The result of the Spurs and Warriors game on 13 November had not been confirmed in the sources reviewed. The Warriors’ next game and the lineups that started the match were also not confirmed beyond the pregame indications.
