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Curry has been nursing a bruised tailbone since a hard fall during the Warriors’ victory over Toronto on March 20, the team’s last home game.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
The veteran forward took a nasty fall with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter, landed hard on his tailbone, and spent minutes down on the court surrounded by teammates and coaches.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Your spine runs from the base of the skull down to your tailbone.
—Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Steph Curry fell hard on his back late in the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ 117-114 home win over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night, lying on the floor in pain for several seconds before eventually hobbling down the tunnel to the team’s locker room holding his tailbone.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025
The veteran forward took a nasty fall with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter, landed hard on his tailbone, and spent minutes down on the court surrounded by teammates and coaches.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Your spine runs from the base of the skull down to your tailbone.
—Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Steph Curry fell hard on his back late in the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ 117-114 home win over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night, lying on the floor in pain for several seconds before eventually hobbling down the tunnel to the team’s locker room holding his tailbone.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Tailbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailbone. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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tailbone
noun
tail·bone
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌbōn 
: coccyx
Medical Definition
tailbone
noun
tail·bone
-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
1
: a caudal vertebra
2
: coccyx
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