Steph Curry has said that pain in both of his knees caused by tendinitis is something that he has never experienced before, but that neither he nor the Golden State Warriors are concerned.
Curry returned to the Warriors side on Saturday and scored 23 points in 32 minutes, though was unable to prevent a fourth straight defeat as they went down 113-105 to the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center.
The Warriors are currently in the middle of a four-game losing streak and have a brutal schedule stretch ahead, with the Denver Nuggets up next.
Curry missed three games earlier this season with an ankle injury. He also has been on the injury report with left knee bursitis but didn't miss a game due to that issue.
He went into Saturday's game averaging just 29 minutes, but was not worried about his latest injury problem.
"[It] has the potential [to be] like a nagging type of thing if you don't take care of it," Curry said of the knee pain after the game.
"I'm not worried about it, not concerned about it at all. It's just the deeper you get into your career, the more things pop up, and you just got to figure it out."
Curry turned 36 in March of this year and has said that the Warriors VP of player health and performance, Rick Celebrini, has devised a protocol to ensure the issue does not get out of hand.
"Honestly, I was happy to get through this one playing 30 and not feeling it go the other way," he said.
"Feeling like I was pretty strong. I got stronger as the game went on, and they responded well. Whether that's [sitting] a back-to-back here or there or whatever, we'll decide that as we go through.
"But I'm just trying to control how I feel and know that it's not a forced decision. It was a smart decision. That's all I'm trying to make possible."
Coach Steve Kerr, meanwhile, was understanding of the issues that come with age and that they need to be managed more carefully.
"He's 36," said Kerr. "This is all part of getting older and managing his minutes, his body, and Rick and his staff are the best in the world at what they do, and we're working together every day on this stuff. So we'll figure it out."