Many Warriors fans have long believed Stephen Curry is the best pure shooter in the NBA — maybe even the greatest in basketball history.
On Sunday in Atlanta, Curry added a memorable piece of evidence for the argument in his favor by winning the 2021 NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest. Having previously won the 2015 NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest, Curry becomes the first player to win the event multiple times since Jason Kapono won in back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008.
Warriors star Klay Thompson won the NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest in 2016. Curry’s father, Dell, won the 1989 NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest in Houston as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics.
Stephen Curry is the seventh player to win the 3-Point Contest more than once since the event’s inception in 1986. The other multiple winners are Larry Bird (three times), Craig Hodges (three), Mark Price (twice), Jeff Hornacek (twice), Peja Stojakovic (twice) and Kapono (twice).
