Stephen Curry Talks about CP3’s Injury and Win Against the Pistons, Full Postgame Interview

Stephen Curry Talks about CP3’s Injury and Win Against the Pistons, Full Postgame Interview

Uh Steph we just found out that Chris Paul fractured his left hand how much of a blow is that to to you guys after what you’ve been going through I just feel bad for him I know he’s been through some hand stuff in his career and um you

Know we’re trying to find a Groove as a team you know he our chemistry and continue to build that and work through some of the Kinks and the lineups and he’s such a hug part of that and has been all season so I don’t know how long he’ll be out but um

I just feel for him personally cuz he does such an amazing job of taking care of his body preparing himself you know day in day out uh nobody sees the amount of hours he puts in uh especially at this stage in his career to to be available um and freak play like

That to to sideline him is is tough so um we’ll worry about the stuff with the team as it comes but for him personally I just you know hope he keeps his spirits up and can get through this as quick as possible uh Steph um besides the the

Injuries I mean is it going to how much of it is going to help maybe help you guys with the younger guys who you know wanted more playing time that they’re now in a situation where they’re going to be put to the test everybody gets wrapped up in the

Especially with us and you know there’s a lot of narratives around our team and you know who’s supposed to play and our depth and you know the amount of guys that you can argue should be in the rotation it’s just hard you know coach has a a difficult job on that front so

But if you look at any team in the NBA injuries when they pop up you have to have that next play next man up mentality so um you know that’s our that’s the challenge for us now more combinations that we probably haven’t seen and we have to be able

To take it in stride and and execute and do what we need to do to try to cont you know stay competitive and win games um but everybody’s going to have an opportunity so got to stay ready Steve said that one of the reasons he put Chris in the starting lineup these

Past couple of games was to help try and get you off the ball a little bit more did you feel that that helped and I guess just how did it feel playing alongside Chris and what are you going to miss about playing having him on the court

There uh yeah I mean he’s such a cerebral player he knows how to manage the game um getting us organized and you we had some like a stretch where we had tough starts and this is all because draymond’s been out and you know how different we look as a a team trying to

Run our system um so cp’s a great you know addition to that flow I think especially over the last two years or so like I’m I’m able to adjust to whatever’s out there and I know that’s another challenge now going back to a different starting lineup with CP out so

I got to be able to make the adjustments clay got to do the same uh for us to continue to be aggressive get shots um unlock ourselves and and the rest of the fan unit that’s out there so it’s nothing new and you know a different uh in the next challenge you know

Ahead Steph you guys have been through so many different things over the years does this season feel like it’s uh more unique in that sense uh with with the amount of injuries and drama and just a bunch of stuff yeah uh if you look at every year since what 2019 and you

Know the loss year we had with all the injuries we we we had then uh the 2021 season where you’re trying to reestablish your identity and it was a very unique challenge to different different faces and you know losing the play in and you win the championship starting 18 and two and all

That stuff and then last year trying to you know back it up and all the things we had to deal with this year’s more of the same different challenges but you know A lot’s going into 35 games so you got to stay fresh mentally physically um not get exhausted or fatigued with all

The things that you’re trying to battle through while also trying to perform on the court so um we say it all the time every season you have different and unique challenges that if a team is trying to you know reach their full potential you have to persevere through this season’s

Been a extreme case of that convention wisdom would think if you play like you did against Denver Detroit would be an easy win so to speak is it disappointing that you guys didn’t put a similar performance out there or is that just one of those games you knew off the bat

Would have to be a grinded out fight through it so polar opposite game it was uh grind for 40 four minutes and then we had a great four minute stretch last night it was a great 44 minutes and then a trash four minute stretch six minute stretch whatever it was so

There are no easy wins in this league I don’t care if they only have three wins like they play hard they’re physical you know K made some big shots and kept applying pressure down the stretch but you just want to win and we’re in that that

Uh kind of situation as a team um every win is important no matter how you get it so glad we could uh Turn the Page quick from last night Steph Steph you talk about Chris as a cerebral player and sort of getting you organized in what other ways will you

Miss him in the sense of sort of the presence he has and the leadership and the I he’s one of the few players who’s been in the league longer than you have and he carries a certain cache when he’s out there um H how do you sort of articulate the challenge of replacing

That it’s going to be tough cuz between I mean I honestly between me CP Draymond Lon the guys that talk the most and try to provide as much wisdom you know up and down the bench as possible he’s he’s definitely you know we’re talking at halftime talking at timeouts

Talking on the court um that’s how you try to build chemistry but also to your point him uh giving us and giving you know everybody on the team some something something motivational inspirational or some look that you see during the game that kind of get you get you going so I

Guess in the short term hopefully you know he can be on the bench and be vocal but um yeah other guys got to step up and whether makes you uncomfortable and not talk and give you uh that that presence that can hopefully fill his his his

Void well I guess piggy backing off his question um with two guards down now how much involved will you have as a leader for like Brandon and the other guys and speaking with them and encouraging them I do it all the time um whether anybody sees it or not doesn’t matters you know

Uh that’s a consistent effort no matter what we’re going through no matter what who’s available and um whether it’s you know out there in the court in the locker room on the phone whatever it is so more of the same and just acknowledging what needs to happen with the different rotations and

The different combinations that we’ll have out there to try to execute and work through some of those challenges uh a story came out on the athletic about kinga’s frustration word yeah it was on theathletic.com oh nice yeah what was it about Jonathan kinga’s frustration written by the athletic

Uh you’ve been a you’ve been a third-year player you’ve been a player who uh sat some fourth quarters uh behind veterans uh how much of you understand uh what what he’s talking about and how much of you uh probably think maybe that’s not that’s that’s a

There’s a different way to handle it so to speak everything you just said I I been there before um it’s he’s not wrong in being upset and pissed off U wanting to play probably should have played not probably um but to your point like the ultimate challenge for anybody

In this league is to not let the narrative uh be told for you um and you not be able to address that with your own voice or directly with coach or whatever the case is so we all go through our challenges um we all go through our learning

Lessons and as I said he’s not wrong uh for being upset and frustrated I heard coach talk about you know he was I know he’s kind of half joking but serious about 15 years he was always upset about playing time and every that’s a talking point in every locker room in some way

Shape or form but uh yeah the ways to express it ways to uh you know voice your opinion but protect the team and I’m just proud of like the way he we talked about before the game but you go out and play Go hoop be a professional and that’s what he did

Tonight cool thank you

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