The Golden State Warriors will be without their superstar guard when they take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet ONE).
Stephen Curry has officially been ruled out for the game with patellofemoral pain syndrome (runner's knee) after leaving Golden State's loss to the Detroit Pistons with right knee soreness on Saturday.
ESPN's Anthony Slater reported that Curry has been getting "persistent treatment" on his knee.
Curry, who will turn 38 on March 14, scored 23 points on 7-for-16 shooting with four three-pointers over 25 minutes in his fourth straight 20-point performance before exiting against Detroit.
The two-time MVP was dealing with a knee injury entering Friday's game, and he appeared to tweak it after making a layup late in the third quarter. Video later showed Curry limping to the Warriors' locker room with his team down 14.
Golden State is already down one of its top players for the season after Jimmy Butler tore his ACL earlier this month.
The Warriors have struggled since losing Butler, going 2-4 in his absence.
In what is his 17th NBA season, Curry has once again been excellent for Golden State. He is averaging 27.2 points, 4.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds over 39 games while shooting 46.8 per cent from the floor and 39.1 per cent from deep.
Curry has missed 11 games this season, with the Warriors going 4-7 — three with an illness, five with a left quadriceps contusion, one with a sore right ankle, one with a sprained left ankle and another with inflammation in his right knee.
— with files from the Associated Press
