Steph Curry day-to-day with sore foot after sitting Sunday

The Golden State Warriors have built up enough of a cushion atop the Western Conference that there's little need to fret any short-term injuries.

When it comes to Steph Curry's ankles, that tune changes a great deal.

Fortunately, the team made it clear that Curry sat out Sunday's loss to the Indiana Pacers due to a sore right foot, not a sore ankle, as had originally been reported. What's more, Curry isn't expected to miss much time.

"Steph is good," head coach Steve Kerr said after the game. "He was sore in warmups and we didn't want to take any chances. He just has a sore foot and we'll take it day-by-day."

The Warriors have since listed Curry as questionable for Tuesday's game against the Washington Wizards.

Despite the reputation of being somewhat fragile, Curry has missed more than eight games in a season just once in his six-year career and missed just a single game in his three-year college career.

This was just the first game he's missed this season, and the Warriors looked understandably out of sorts without him at times. Curry is an early MVP candidate, and the team has been 17 points per-100 possessions worse when he's not on the floor.

"It's not easy without your best player," Klay Thompson, who did his best to make up for Curry's absence with 39 points, said. "But we should still move the ball and play with force."

The Warriors managed just 19 assists on Sunday, the third-fewest they've totaled in a game this season. So it wasn't just Curry's 23.6 points and league leading 165 3-pointers that the team was missing; the absence of his 7.9 assists was felt immensely as well.

Shaun Livingston drew the start in Curry's stead, scoring eight points with five rebounds and two assists. He would stand to start again Tuesday if Curry can't play against the Washington Wizards, after which the Warriors continue a very tough road trip with a back-to-back against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors.

It's a bad chunk of the schedule for Curry to miss, but ensuring his long-term health will be the priority for the Warriors and they're unlikely to push him until he's 100 percent.