Stephen Curry is believed to have a sprain in his right knee

Steph Curry will miss the Warriors’ in-season tournament game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night due to right knee pain.

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Curry took a heavy fall during the Warriors’ 116-110 loss to the Timberwolves on Sunday night, but he remained in the game until the starting were removed with less than a minute remaining. Curry will miss his first game of the season.

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Golden State may use Curry’s absence as an opportunity to energize some of their other scorers. The Warriors’ top guard, 35, leads the team with 30.7 points per game and a 44.6% 3-point shooting percentage. So far this season, no other Warrior has scored more than 20 points in a single game.

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Curry scored 38 points in the first half of this two-game series against the Timberwolves on Sunday. The Warriors struggled offensively against Minnesota’s No. 1 defense, as anyone other than Curry was unable to get going from three or penetrate the post against bigs Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns.

So far this season, the Warriors are 6-5 with a 1-3 record at home. They are also 1-0 in group play of the in-season event, tied for first place in West Group C with the Wolves and Kings. After Minnesota departs, the Oklahoma City Thunder will visit for two games to complete Golden State’s six-game homestand.