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Stephen Curry Out for Rio Olympics

STAYING HOME

To let his right knee heal.

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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will not play in the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Mercury News reports. Curry allegedly informed USA Basketball that he’s opted to let his right knee heal instead of playing at the Games in Rio. The newspaper reports his teammates Andrew Iguodala and Klay Thompson might also choose not to play—because of concerns about the Zika virus—but that neither has made a decision yet.

Read it at Mercury News

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