Suns’ Aron Baynes ‘felt really bad’ after falling on injured Stephen Curry
Oct 30, 2019, 11:06 PM | Updated: 11:07 pm
Phoenix Suns' Aron Baynes, left, gets up after falling onto Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in San Francisco. Curry left the game. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
(AP Photo/Ben Margot)
The Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors by 11 points on Wednesday night but the biggest story to come out of the game was an injury to former league MVP Stephen Curry.
In the third quarter on a drive, Curry ran into Suns center Aron Baynes, who was attempting to take a charge. While falling backward, Baynes landed on Curry’s left wrist.
Uh oh.
Stephen Curry is slow to get up after Aron Baynes fell on his left wrist. He has left the game. pic.twitter.com/6nsoM7J2Af
— KNBR (@KNBR) October 31, 2019
Curry would not return to the game and The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson reports that Curry has a broken left hand.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said that Baynes came up to him after the game to see how Curry was doing, per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater.
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“He felt really bad,” Kerr said. “Just a random basketball play. Stuff happens.”
When Baynes spoke with the media, he started by making a statement on the play, per The Athletic’s Gina Mizell.
“Feel terrible for what happened to Steph,” he said. “It’s unfortunate. You never want to see someone go down and get hurt, let alone be a part of it. Best wishes to him and hope he has a speedy recovery.”
Baynes told reporters he had not seen the play yet and that his intent was to take a charge.
Curry was 3-for-11 in the game with nine points, five rebounds and five assists.
After the 121-110 loss, the Warriors are now 1-3 on the season. The Western Conference champions lost Kevin Durant in free agency and are without All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson due to injury for a majority of, if not the entire season. Golden State did add All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell in free agency but lost key reserves like Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. Depth was an issue for them on Wednesday night, as it will continue to be all season.
Curry, 31, was one of the favorites at the start of the season to win the MVP award. Over his 10 seasons in the NBA, all with the Warriors, he is averaging 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game and has been an All-Star for the last six straight seasons.
