SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry will miss Friday night's game in Denver because of a lingering illness he picked up following the team's recent road trip to Milwaukee and Indianapolis.

Their matchup with the Nuggets is also their NBA Cup opener.

Curry started feeling symptoms leading into the Warriors' home game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. He played through it and scored 28 points in 34 minutes, but admitted postgame - coughing and sniffling through a short press conference - that his gas tank was on empty in the second half.

The team immediately ruled Curry out of their Wednesday night game in Sacramento (an eventual loss) and will now miss Curry for a second straight game against a conference opponent.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he tex

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