Steph Curry moved up in NBA history on Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic.
Heading into the Tuesday night matchup, the Golden State Warriors guard knew he could pass the legendary Vince Carter on the all-time scoring list.
Curry registered 25,749 points, passing Carter’s 25,728. Now, Curry is No. 22 in NBA history. Next, he’s chasing Kevin Garnett, who sits at No. 21 with 26,071 points.
Will Steph Curry get a chance to return to the court to add to his total on the second night of a back-to-back set? The star guard places some doubt on his availability for Wednesday’s action against the Miami Heat.
Following Tuesday’s game, Curry confirmed that he “tweaked” his ankle in a recent matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. He did it again early on in Tuesday’s action, which made his question his own status for Wednesday.
“We’re just looking at how [the ankle] responds because I did it again in the first half tonight,” Curry told reporters. “I don’t think it’s anything crazy, but I’ll see how it responds.”
Curry has been on the court for the Warriors’ past five games. Prior to the November 11 matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Curry missed three games. He was dealing with an illness.
“Still dealing with it a little bit,” he said of the illness.
“I feel like myself but I still got some little symptoms, and a sore ankle that was a couple of games ago, and a little bit tonight. Those are the things that you’re trying to play through and still trying to figure out how to continue to build momentum. We all know what the schedule’s been like. Coach talked about it yesterday. We try not to think about it too much. We’re trying to find a way to overcome it. We’ve done a decent job. We let three games slide that we felt like we wished we had, but we’re alright right now.”
The Warriors won their last three games leading up to Tuesday’s outing. The winning streak was dropped after a 121-113 loss in Orlando. After producing 34 points, nine assists, and three rebounds, Curry won’t have much time to decide if he’ll be ready by 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday to face the Heat.
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