Stephen Curry injured his right thumb in the second-to-last game of the Warriors' regular season. In the playoffs, Curry became the center of the media narratives after Warriors' head coach Steve Kerr openly criticized the NBA for allowing Dillon Brooks to target his injury in their series vs.

Stephen Curry's right thumb might be the most important sporting right thumb on the planet. And the whole NBA knows the Warriors legend is dealing with an injury to said thumb. Rockets instigator Dillon Brooks seems happy to try and make it worse.

The Houston Rockets blew out the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series thanks to strong performances from Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson and Dillon Brooks. The Rockets had four of their five starters score in double figures,