OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has fractured his right thumb and will be re-evaluated March 22, the team announced Wednesday.
League sources told ESPN that Thompson could miss up to two weeks. That would force Thompson's absence for the next seven games.
The 6-foot-6 sharpshooter suffered the injury during the second quarter of Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he continued to play through it.
Thompson had missed only one game this season, in early January when the LA Clippers were in town.
The Warriors will be without their starting backcourt for at least the next four games.
The franchise announced that point guard Stephen Curry would be sidelined further with a right ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated Tuesday. That means the two-time MVP will sit out the next four games -- Wednesday at home against the Lakers, Friday at home against the Kings and road games at Phoenix on Saturday and San Antonio on Monday.
"I've been through this countless times, but I feel very confident in the approach that we're taking to get to as close to 100 percent as possible going into the stretch run of the regular season and then obviously the playoffs,'' Curry said after his team's shootaround Wednesday.
"I would obviously love to be out there playing every game down the stretch, to be out there with my squad. At this point there's enough time -- not just me, we have a bunch of guys banged up -- that we all can prioritize health and understand that we need to all be ready to go.''
Draymond Green will also sit out Wednesday's game with right shoulder soreness.
Injuries to these three All-Stars are not considered to be serious, sources said. The team is erring on the side of caution.
This is a clear sign that the defending champions are valuing health heading into the playoffs over making a run at the No. 1 seed in the West. Golden State is two games behind the conference-leading Houston Rockets.
Information from The Associated Press was included in this report.
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