Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are two wins away from a second consecutive NBA title, but once the Finals wrap up the two-time MVP plans to take an extended break from the basketball court.

Curry, who suffered knee and ankle injuries in the opening round of the playoffs, officially announced that he will not participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics on Monday.

"After a great deal of internal thought and several discussions with my family, the Warriors and my representatives, I've elected to withdraw my name from the list of eligible players on Team USA's preliminary roster for the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil," Curry said in a prepared statement on Monday morning. "I recently informed (Director of USA Basketball) Jerry Colangelo of this decision."

Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News Group first reported Curry's decision to skip the Olympics.

Team USA is heading into the summer games, which begin Aug. 5 in Brazil, without two top tier point guards. Los Angeles Clippers' point guard Chris Paul also withdrew his name from Olympic consideration in March.

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall underwent surgery on both knees in May and will not be fully recovered in time for the Olympics.

With Curry, Paul and Wall no longer in the mix, the point guard competition is down Memphis' Mike Conley, Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook and Portland's Damian Lillard likely competing for three roster spots.

Lillard briefly ended his relationship with USA Basketball earlier this year after participating in team camps in 2013 and 2014. But after a phone conversation with Colangelo in February, Lillard decided he would rejoin the program and was added to the player pool of Team USA roster hopefuls.

Now it looks like Lillard could be a front-runner to land a roster spot on the Olympic team. Team USA will hold a mini-camp in Las Vegas beginning on July 18 before deciding on the final 12-man roster.

Injury risk and rest aren't the only driving forces leading to players withdrawing from Team USA consideration. There is also concern among U.S. athletes about the Zika virus in Brazil, which could lead to further athletes declining to participate in the games.

In May, 150 health experts issued an open letter to the World Health Organization calling for the games to be delayed or relocated "in the name of public health." Several NBA players, including Golden State's Andre Iguodala, Cleveland's LeBron James and Westbrook have all considered pulling out of the Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus.

--Mike Richman

mrichman@oregonian.com

@mikegrich