The Warriors rallied to beat the Pelicans 125-115 in New Orleans on Monday, but the comeback became the least important development of the night thanks to two incidents late in the fourth quarter.
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First, Kevin Durant was ejected along with DeMarcus Cousins for jawing and jostling.
KD and Boogie exchange words. Both are ejected 👀 pic.twitter.com/11lwd9925N
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 5, 2017
Monents later, Steph Curry badly turned his right ankle while on defense and left the game.
ohhhh no no no no no.... Stephen Curry suffered an ankle injury... pic.twitter.com/GZ2c7NbNWw
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) December 5, 2017
The (San Jose) Mercury News reported after the game that Curry had suffered an ankle sprain and would receive X-rays. Curry was seen walking on crutches.
Terrible sign for the Warriors: Steph Curry on crutches postgame, heading to X-Ray room pic.twitter.com/bpIxPSXtdA
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 5, 2017
Suddenly, the defending NBA champs will have to talk about more than erasing a 20-point halftime deficit on the second night of a back-to-back on the road.
Durant's ejection came about 24 hours after Shaun Livingston was ejected for butting heads with referee Courtney Kirkland in Miami. The NBA on Monday suspended Livingston for a game and Kirkland for a week.