On an injured ankle, Warriors’ Steph Curry passes another NBA scoring legend

Despite laboring on an injured right ankle Steph Curry still unveiled a way to total points and rise another spot on the NBA s all-time scoring list during Tuesday s battle in Orlando The Warriors guard points moved past Vince Carter to climb to No on the scoring ladder Surpassing Carter was essential for Curry for a very personal reason His father Dell Curry played with Carter for three seasons in Toronto at the end of his career There are certain names that are a little more special than others because of past history Curry admitted to reporters in Orlando Related Articles Instant Warriors analysis Win streak snapped despite Curry s big night in Orlando Warriors Draymond Green warned for confronting fan after being called Angel Reese reports Draymond Green explains heated interaction with heckling fan during Warriors-Pelicans Warriors instant analysis Moses Moody torches a Pelicans association in disarray Why Warriors coach Steve Kerr isn t afraid to speak out against Trump Up next on the list is Kevin Garnett who finished his career with points John Havlicek Hall of Famers Paul Pierce Tim Duncan Dominique Wilkens and Oscar Robertson are all within points of Curry as well as is proceeding guard Russell Westbrook Aside from the loss though there was more bad news for Curry on what could have been a celebratory night He communicated reporters he is dealing with a sore ankle that he injured against San Antonio Those are the things you try to continue to play through as you try to build momentum Curry noted We re looking at how it responds because I did it again first half tonight but I don t think it s anything crazy Curry has dealt with ankle injuries throughout his career majority of not long ago in January against the Wizards Warriors coach Steve Kerr recounted reporters that he and the performance staff will determine whether or not the veterans Curry Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green will play on Wednesday on the second night of a back-to-back in Miami All three logged more than minutes against the Magic During the road trip Kerr expressed a desire to give the veterans at least one day off during the trek across the country and the older players have played in each of the five other road games