Tag: Steph Curry

Steph Curry approves Panthers QB Bryce Young’s no-look TD celebration

Panthers QB Bryce Young passed the vibe check for Steph Curry.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young has once again passed the vibe check for basketball legend Steph Curry.

Young, in the middle of his sparkling outing in Sunday’s 44-38 win over the Atlanta Falcons, did his best Steph impression on (or technically before) his second touchdown pass of the game.

Check it out . . .

Well, that celebration is now officially Curry-approved.

Here’s what the Golden State Warriors guard/four-time NBA champion/two-time NBA Most Valuable Player/Olympic gold medalist/Panthers superfan posted to his Instagram story after the score . . .

Young was asked about the no-look celebration following the overtime victory.

“It was definitely not planned,” he told reporters. “It was just confidence in Tommy [Tremble]. I knew he was open. So when I threw it, I knew he was gonna catch it.”

The 23-year-old finished the triumph with 275 total yards and a career-high five touchdowns.

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Panthers QB Bryce Young pulls out the Steph Curry celebration before throwing a TD

Panthers QB Bryce Young knew he had himself a beautiful touchdown to TE Tommy Tremble before it was even a touchdown.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young may never escape the Steph Curry comparisons.

Young, as he has since reentering the starting lineup in Week 8, is absolutely humming in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Falcons. And the confidence, like his play, his growing—as evidenced by this touchdown pass and Curry-esque celebration on a fourth-and-1 in the third quarter . . .

To that point, Young had completed 14 of his 19 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns—including an earlier 33-yard score to running back Miles Sanders.

The 23-year-old also recorded a 1-yard trip into the end zone in the first quarter, his fifth rushing touchdown of the campaign.

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LeBron James hilariously pranked Stephen Curry before Lakers-Warriors on Christmas

It is always awesome seeing these two together.

LeBron James and Stephen Curry share the national spotlight as the Los Angeles Lakers play the Golden State Warriors on Christmas.

Before the game, the Lakers superstar pulled off a playful prank on his longtime Warriors rival. James snuck up on Curry while the Golden State guard was warming up and hilariously pretended to block his shot.

The two four-time NBA champions then shared a warm embrace after the funny moment. It was another reminder about the friendship between these players, who are probably the most famous basketball players in the world.

Curry and James played together for Team USA during the 2024 Olympics, winning a gold medal.

While it is unlikely that we ever see them play together in the NBA, they clearly loved sharing the court together while representing their country.

LAKERS – WARRIORS: We should appreciate LeBron James and Steph Curry while we still have them

Both of these players have discussed that it is unclear how much longer we will see them in the league before their inevitable retirements. So it is now as important as ever to appreciate these fun moments while they are both here.

That includes the highlights on the court but the silly stuff before the games, too.

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Steph Curry’s quote about grappling with the end of his career sounded so morbid

We don’t have much time left with Steph Curry on the basketball court

It feels bizarre to say, but Stephen Curry is playing in his 16th year in the NBA.

It certainly doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. His peak with the Warriors only just started about a decade ago and he spent most of his early years in the NBA battling ankle injuries.

So, while it may not feel like it, it’s been a while. And it looked like it a few nights ago when Curry only scored 2 points against the Grizzlies in a game the Warriors lost by over 50 points.

That said, questions about when he might call it a career are valid. He’s still one of the best players in the NBA, but we’re much closer to the end than the beginning.

ESPN’s Malika Andrews asked Curry about it and the quote was kind of hilariously morbid.

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“It’s OK to accept and acknowledge that the end is near at whatever point, but only because it allows you to enjoy what’s happening right now,” Curry said. “But I think the more you talk about it, the more you acknowledge it, it levels up the sense of urgency right now.”

Well, yeah, that’s one way to put it! Sounds kind of sad, but he’s not wrong. Acknowledging that he probably won’t be around in the NBA for too much longer is the best way to go about it.

Not just for him, but for us, too. We don’t have many more moments with greats like Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant left. That’s why this summer’s Olympic Games were so special.

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We’ve got to appreciate these moments while we still have them. Good to know Curry is, too.

LeBron James trade rumors involving the Warriors got shut down by 1 report

We’ll probably never see LeBron James and Steph Curry team up in the NBA.

In most cases, I would say to take a report that an NBA superstar is mostly happy with their current struggling team with a grain of salt. As we know, in this league, the best players can say one thing and completely change their stance weeks later because they hold most of the power and leverage.

But when ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports that LeBron James really wants to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers instead of getting traded to the Golden State Warriors, I think we should believe all parties involved.

This situation is a bit different from your bog-standard “star looking for greener pastures” story.

During Wednesday morning’s episode of Get Up, Windhorst maintained that while the Warriors are still interested in pairing James with Steph Curry, that interest is not mutual. In fact, as Windhorst suggested, everything about James’ actions — from rebuffing the Warriors’ initial trade exploration to signing a new three-year contract with a no-trade clause — makes it clear he wants to remain a Laker in the twilight of his legendary career.

The report and argument make total sense. Windhorst’s monologue about James potentially joining the Warriors starts at the :42 second mark below:

All of this sentiment tracks with how you’d think someone like James would approach the likely end of their extended career. He’s gonna be 40 by the end of 2024. He’s got his MVPs. He’s got his championships. He’s got his records. He’s got the whole “I shared the court with my son” thing.

Anything else from a basketball standpoint is gravy now.

While it would be cool to form up a legendary duo with a similarly older Curry as they pursue another title together, James is at the point of his career where he’s living it up in sunny Los Angeles with his family. So, of course, he prefers to try to compete with the Lakers as a hopeful championship contender. It doesn’t uproot any aspect of his current life. He’s probably not nearly as motivated as he used to be to add more trophies to his collection. If the Lakers can’t help James win, well, he’s likely at peace with everything he’s accomplished. And rightfully so.

James is past the point of rocking the boat with personal trade or free agency drama. Sorry, folks. The best snippets you’ll ever get of James and Curry lighting up opposing teams together are probably from the 2024 Paris Olympics. Savor those highlights while you can.

Steph Curry hitting a 3-pointer over Klay Thompson in their first game against each other was surreal

We still can’t believe this actually happened.

Golden State Warriors superstar guard Steph Curry played against his former teammate Klay Thompson for the first time on Tuesday night, which is still such a strange thing to type.

The revered “Splash Brothers” won four NBA titles together in Golden State and will go down in history as one of the great duos on the basketball court.

However, Tuesday night’s NBA Cup game found Curry and the Warriors playing against Thompson and his new team, the Dallas Mavericks.

Very early in the contest, Curry actually hit a nice 3-point shot right over Thompson, which you really must see to believe given how weird it is.

This is going to take some getting used to; that’s for sure.

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Sabrina Ionescu wants to partner with Caitlin Clark vs. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson in All-Star shooting contest

Sabrina and Caitlin vs. Steph and Klay? We would like to see it.

One of the highlights of NBA All-Star Weekend last season was the 3-point shooting contest between Golden State Warriors’ guard Steph Curry and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu. NBA stars made picks and chose sides, WNBA stars had takes too, and in the end, Curry got the edge over Ionescu 29-26.

Because of how compelling and entertaining the shootout was, a lot of folks want Curry and Ionescu to run it back.

And some folks want to add an extra wrinkle to the contest, making it a two-on-two matchup, with Curry and his former co-Splash Brother Klay Thompson on one side, and Ionescu with a WNBA partner on the other.

Who would Ionescu pick? She revealed her answer in the hypothetical scenario on Saturday when she joined the FOX college football set ahead of her top-ranked alma mater Oregon hosting Maryland.

“If I would have to choose, I’m taking Caitlin Clark on my team.”

Was there really any other choice?

This past season, Clark and Ionescu ranked first and fourth respectively in 3-pointers made per game, and both knocked down north of 100 shots from behind the arc.

Let’s see it. Set up Klay and Steph versus Caitlin and Sabrina at All-Star Weekend 2025.

Watch: NBA superstar Steph Curry gifts Jayden Daniels his jersey

Steph Curry gifted his jersey to Jayden Daniels after Monday’s game between Warriors and Wizards.

Washington superstar rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels attended his first Washington Wizards game as the Commanders quarterback on Monday night. As you might expect, when the Wizards showed Daniels, alongside his mother, linebacker Bobby Wagner, and minority owner Mark Ein, the crowd went crazy.

Daniels being in attendance was such a big deal that the official NBA X account posted the video of him in the crowd.

A noted basketball fan, Daniels was into the game and rooting for the hometown Wizards against the legendary Steph Curry and four-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors.

Golden State would win, as Curry led the way with 24 points. Afterward, Daniels would meet Curry, and the two would speak. The NBA superstar took off his jersey, signed it, and gifted it to the NFL’s hottest young quarterback.


The star quarterback has helped lead the Commanders to a 7-2 start, their best start since 1996.

Will Steph Curry play against the Pelicans? Here’s everything we know about his ankle injury

The Warriors are being cautious with Curry’s ankle injury

Steph Curry injured his ankle over the weekend in a game against the Clippers in the third quarter.

It didn’t look good. He immediately hobbled over to the Warriors’ bench after injuring it. Given the Warriors guard’s history with ankle injuries, this caused quite a stir for fans out there.

After the game, Steve Kerr called the injury “moderate” and said he wasn’t too concerned about it. But he couldn’t give an exact timeline on when the Warriors’ star would return to the lineup or if he’d need to miss any time at all.

Today, we have our answer.

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According to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, Steph Curry will miss the Warriors’ next two games, at least, before being reevaluated on Friday to determine where to go from there.

So Curry will be absent from the Warriors’ lineup until Friday at the very least, but potentially longer. That means he’ll be missing the Warriors’ national TV matchup against Zion Williamson and the Pelicans.

Curry’s long-term health is the biggest priority for Golden State here, so missing games early on in the season is likely OK with the team as long as the ankle is fully healed.

But Curry could miss quite a bit of time already this early in the season.

Broncos troll Steph Curry, Panthers with funny Scott Van Pelt video

After beating the Panthers on Sunday, the Broncos shared a funny Steph Curry video on social media.

After defeating the Carolina Panthers 28-14 on Sunday, the Denver Broncos trolled their opponent and NBA star Steph Curry with a funny video.

Curry, a big Panthers fan, appeared on a Monday Night Football halftime interview with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt last week. At the end of the interview, Curry signed off with “Go Panthers.” SVP responded with “Good luck with that” and a laugh, which also drew a laugh from Curry.

The Broncos’ official Twitter/X page turned that video clip into a meme following their win over the Panthers in Week 8:

Denver’s social media team also made light of the crazy raccoon incident at Empower Field at Mile High earlier this month. The Broncos re-shared a viral photo of a fan handling a raccoon in the stands with the Panthers’ logo placed over the ‘coon:

This one felt a little bit more like a stretch, but with no raccoon-themed teams on their schedule, the Broncos had to make use of this photo at some point.

Well done, social media team. Well done.

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