This controversial statement has been met with its fair share of backlash from fans and critics alike, which has prompted Young to try and explain his side on the matter. For starters, the Hawks All-Star guard shared how much love and respect he has for Curry. “Yeah, everybody’s talking to me about [that statement],” Trae Young said on Showtime’s All the Smoke Podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. “I have a lot of respect for Steph. He’s done so much. I think if it weren’t for Steph there wouldn’t be, maybe, a Trae Young. Steph is the first to do what he’s doing. I got a lot of love for Steph and everything he’s done.”