Stephen Curry injury update: Warriors star to have MRI exam on MCL 'strain'

Warriors star Stephen Curry will undergo an MRI exam Saturday on the left knee injury he suffered Friday night in his first game back from a sprained right ankle.

Some take it as a positive sign that the Warriors described the injury as a "strain" and not a more severe sprain.

However, until the exam, the Warriors won't know the severity of the injury sustained in the third quarter of a road win over the Hawks. Curry was noticeably hobbled after a play in which teammate JaVale McGee fell into him.

“We’re all hoping for the best,” point guard Quinn Cook said (via the San Francisco Chronicle). “After everything he’s gone through, that was tough to see him go down like that.”

With only 10 games to play in the regular season, the Warriors are most eager to have Curry at full strength for the playoffs.

The Warriors essentially are locked into the Western Conference’s No. 2 seed behind the Rockets, thus giving them the opportunity to rest Curry as much as needed without worrying about affecting their playoff positioning.