NBA superstar Steph Curry is exhausted and needs a break, says Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
Two games after becoming the first player in NBA history to reach 4,000 three-pointers and three days after his 37th birthday, Curry struggled to find his shooting groove in a 114-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.
“He’s tired. Steph’s been carrying us for a month, he’s been amazing,” Kerr said. “He’s tired, so we’ve got to get him some rest. You can see it, he just doesn’t have his energy right now.
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“He’s exhausted right now. We’ve got to absolutely consider giving him a night and getting him rejuvenated for the sake of him and the remainder of our games.
“We’ll see. But I think he’s been tired the last few games so we’ve got to find a way to get him his juice back.”
Curry shot four of 14 three-pointers in just less than 36 minutes on the way to 20 points and also had seven assists and four rebounds, but committed seven of the Warriors’ 20 turnovers that led to 24 points for Denver.
“I feel fine, obviously I didn’t play great at all so everybody including coach is going to try to figure out why,” Curry said, sounding hoarse and acknowledging “I’m a little stuffy.”
“Mostly the turnovers were dumb plays all night but I had a really good run. You expect to have a level of consistency and whatnot so when it doesn’t happen it becomes a question.”
Curry called five of his turnovers “completely unforced” and said many were “avoidable” mistakes.
Golden State had won seven straight before the loss to the Nuggets.
