Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) looks down in the closing minutes of a 124-117 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves during an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Oakland, California. AP
OAKLAND, United States — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was ruled out of Monday’s playoff game against the Houston Rockets after failing a pregame fitness test on a sore right ankle.
Curry cut short a warm-up to test his ankle before the Warriors took to the court to face the Rockets, who lead the series 1-0 after a 104-78 rout at the weekend.
Shaun Livingston was named to take Curry’s place in the line-up.
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Curry, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, missed Monday’s earlier shootaround in the hope he would be able to play later that night.
After a pregame warmup that lasted less than 15 minutes, Curry trudged off the court visibly irritated before being declared unfit to play shortly afterward.
Game three of the best-of-seven series is set for Thursday in Houston.
Curry led the scoring with 24 points in game one despite being limited to just 20 minutes of court time.