Early in the Golden State Warriors' Wednesday night clash with the Houston Rockets, Stephen Curry left the game with what appeared to be an abdominal injury. Now, Curry is reportedly set to miss significant time after an oblique abdominal tear.

In anticipation of Steph Curry missing time, Draymond Green believes these Warriors are better equipped than last season to stay afloat without him.

"The spirit of this team is better. We're more certain of who we are, what makes us a good team."

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The loss is crushing news for a Golden State Warriors team that started to find form after a 0-3 start. In postgame media availability following the team's loss to the Rockets, Draymond Green addressed the possibility of Curry being out for an extended period.

Green pointed to the growth of the team’s young players and the addition of Yaxel Lendeborg, while acknowledging the other injuries on the roster.

“And then obviously Yax [Yaxel Lendeborg], having a guy who you can still give the ball to, who can create an advantage. BP [Brandin Podziemski]’s playing a lot better. So with the growth of BP, the growth of a lot of our young guys, incorporating Yax, who’s showing to be a really good young player in this league, I think it definitely puts us in a better position.”

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Green also said Lendeborg needs to realize he can be the best player on the floor, pointing to how the game changed when he started attacking.

“The thing that he [Lendeborg] is gonna have to learn to understand is Steph wasn't out there. KD was off the court. You look around, you probably the best player on the floor, regardless of team. I was like, ‘Oh, ding, ding, ding.’ And he started attacking, and the game flipped for us. That’s something that he’s gonna have to realize really fast, is there will be often times where he could possibly be the best player on the floor regardless of the team. And we need him to show that, and he doesn’t have a problem doing it.”