Steph has a hilariously self-aware recounting of a dagger shot from the Olympics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Steph Curry had a hilarious response when asked about his late game heroics in Team USA’s gold medal game against France during the Paris Olympics.
Speaking to reporters during Warriors Media Day on Monday at Chase Center, Curry was asked if he saw that Kevin Durant and LeBron James were wide open on the other end of the court as he took his game sealing 3 pointer.
“Do you think they were open?” Curry told reporters. “They were 100 percent open [laughs].”
The reporter continued the question, asking the Warriors superstar what he thought because he was double-teamed, and if he knew that James and Durant were okay with him taking the shot.
“I wouldn’t say that either because I read body language pretty well [laughs],” Curry told reporters. “When I looked at it back, I got caught, threw it at [Durant]. LeBron was open on the swing, swing, but [Durant] threw it back at me. When he did that, then your muscle memory takes over. I’m already moving and making my move.
“I see the two guys, but I’m already in a rhythm. As long as I get it out, I know I’ll be successful. I see both, as soon as I shoot, their hands were up, and both went like they didn’t expect me to shoot it.
“I’m sure they were ready for a return to the weak side, but as soon as it went in, seeing [James] make the gesture, seeing the guys on the bench, [Durant] threw back his head and was somewhat in astonishment.”
Curry then described how special it was to him play with Team USA and how he will cherish the memories they made forever.
“That was also the beauty of that team, because of the energy that we showed and the emotion that we showed in the Serbia game, in the comeback, and in the stretch in the Olympics,” Curry told reporters.
“How important it is for everyone to do that, and everyone knew the sense of urgency of the moment. It was a memory of a lifetime, for sure. It’s a nice way for me to finish personally, but we don’t get there without all 12 guys on the team, and I will remember that forever.”
Despite a slow start to the Olympic tournament, Curry came alive when it mattered most, and his incredible performance in the gold medal game will go down. in Olympic lore. With 24 points and eight 3-pointers, the 36-year-old helped Team USA win its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Now, Curry will look to ride that momentum into another MVP-caliber season as the Warriors seek a return to relevance in the loaded Western Conference.
