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.

Curry's thumb has become a subplot of this series, specifically on the local Warriors broadcast of the games when Brooks has been guarding the four-time champion. In Game 5, there was a moment when Warriors play-by-play broadcaster Bob Fitzgerald expressed frustration with how Brooks was guarding Curry.

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.