Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was ruled out of the remainder of Wednesday night's game against the Houston Rockets after leaving in the first quarter with right abdominal soreness.

Curry made a 3-pointer with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the quarter, put his hand on his right side and winced as he backpedaled after the shot. He immediately walked over to coach Steve Kerr and headed straight to the locker room, visibly in discomfort and walking gingerly as he exited the court.

According to ESPN, Curry started grabbing at his side a few minutes into the game, attempting to play through the pain while sporadically looking over at the training staff.

With 7:22 left in the first quarter, he came off a Draymond Green screen and nailed a 28-foot 3-pointer but yelled in pain after the release and signaled toward the bench.

The Warriors called timeout a couple of possessions later, and Curry, after a brief conversation with Kerr, went to the locker room followed by Drew Yoder of the team's medical staff. He was formally ruled out early in the second quarter.

The injury interrupted one of Curry's hottest stretches. He had been the team's leading scorer in six of the last eight games as the Warriors ran an eight-game win streak after opening the season 0-3.

The two-time Kia MVP and 12-time All-Star entered Wednesday's game ranked second in the NBA, averaging 30.6 points a game this season. According to ESPN, he had been averaging 30.6 points in just 28.6 minutes per game during that surge.

Curry exited with the Warriors already down 19-10, and Houston went on to win the game 115-108. Yahoo Sports reports that Curry took a few hard falls and collisions in the opening minutes before exiting, and that his status going forward is not yet known.

Neither the team nor the reports in the pack announced a recovery timeline, so all eyes turn to the Warriors' next game: a Friday night matchup in San Antonio against the Spurs.

The early-season context raises the stakes — Golden State has already dealt with a string of injuries, including Brandon Williams leaving a recent game with a hamstring issue, yet had climbed back from 0-3 to eight straight wins largely on Curry's scoring surge.