Stephen Curry Won't Require Ankle, Knee or Elbow Surgery in Offseason

Golden State Warriors fans received some good news on Wednesday following the team's historic NBA Finals loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.   

Warriors general manager Bob Myers told Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle that star guard Stephen Curry won't need any kind of surgery despite finishing the season with nagging ankle, knee and elbow injuries. 

Curry appeared in 79 games during the 2015-16 regular season. It was the fourth straight year he played in 78 or more games. 

But once the postseason began, the injuries arrived, and they did not let up. 

In Game 1 of the first round against the Houston Rockets, Curry was turning back up the floor to play defense and lost his balance, hurting his ankle and his foot.

For Warriors fans, this might have been the most threatening of Curry's postseason injuries, as he's dealt with a bad right ankle for most of his career. 

After injuring it multiple times in 2010 and 2011, Curry underwent surgery to repair the ligaments. But he injured it again in 2012, per Sports Illustrated. 

He sat out Games 2 and 3 before returning in Game 4 against the Rockets, but he didn't last long. After playing just 18 minutes and 35 seconds, Curry slipped and sprained his MCL, which kept him out of the Warriors' lineup for the clinching Game 5, as well as the first three games of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Portland Trail Blazers. 

Curry managed to return in Game 4 and didn't miss a contest for the rest of the postseason, though the scary moments didn't stop. 

In Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Curry chased a loose ball out of bounds, and in the process, he hurdled over the front row of patrons and landed on his elbow, leaving a noticeable bump, per Slam Magazine:

While Curry wasn't 100 percent as the Warriors made their second straight NBA Finals and took a 3-1 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers before losing it, he didn't blame his knocks for Golden State's loss when speaking with the media, per CBS Sports' Matt Moore.

"I need to get healthier, but there is no excuses for what happened on the floor," he said. "I was out there, ready to play. I had some good games; I had some bad games. And that's it. I'll come back stronger next season and be ready to go."

Curry announced in June that he will not be participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with Team USA, which leaves him an entire offseason to recuperate without any kind of post-surgery rehabilitation. 

He'll surely come back ready to try to win a third straight MVP Award and a second NBA championship.