Jordan Poole celebrated his four-point play with a nod to Steph Curry

During the Warriors loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Jordan Poole knocked down a 3-pointer and was fouled. After the shot, the rookie pulled out a celebration made famous by Stephen Curry.

Since being selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft, things haven’t gone quite as planned for Jordan Poole. The rookie has had an up and down year in his first season with the Golden State Warriors that recently sent him on a trip to Santa Cruz.

After a rough five-game stretch in December that saw Jordan Poole shooting 4-for-19 from the field and 3-for-14 from beyond the arc, the Warriors decided it was time to send Poole down to the G League to find his confidence.

Poole played three games with the Golden State’s G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, and played well. Poole averaged 26 points, six rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in his three-game G League stint. In the NBA, Poole is shooting 26.3 % from the field, in the G League, he shot 20 percentage points better at 46.3 %.

When D’Angelo Russell went down with an injury, Poole played well enough in Santa Cruz, the Warriors brought their 2019 first-round pick up to San Francisco.

Against the Memphis Grizzlies, Poole played 27 minutes for Golden State and scored 13 points, the 10th time this season the Michigan product scored in double digits.

Against Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, Poole knocked down four shots from long distance, with one of his attempts resulting in a four-point play. After hitting the three-pointer and getting fouled, the rookie broke out a familiar celebration.

Similar to his two-time Most Valuable Player teammate, Stephen Curry, Poole counted his fingers to four after the shot went down.

Over the past month, Curry has been able to be around the team as he progresses through his broken hand rehab, and it looks like some of his habits are already wearing off on the Warriors’ rookie.