Let's give thanks that Stephen Curry didn't hurt his knee in one of the final regular-season games pursuing that record 73rd victory.
We never would've heard the end of it from the preservationists.
The "better safe than sorry" propaganda would've found a rapt audience, because it's oh so easy to be a back-seat driver instead of the achiever actually determined to steer a team forward.
Chris Paul's broken shooting hand suffered Monday night provided more fodder for the "dangers" of actually playing basketball. Even now, there is a faulty school of thought that the Golden State Warriors should've been even more cautious with Curry's ankle sprain, because some residual weakness might've contributed to this knee sprain that is jeopardizing the Warriors' season.
It's all folly. You do the best you can—you push to become the best you can—and sometimes the unexpected, disappointing injury happens. That's the sporting life.
The challenge in front of Curry and Paul, two of the top three point guards in this league, is the ...
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