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Steph Curry broke the NBA’s all-time three-point record and the basketball world went wild

All hail the new three-point king, Stephen Curry.

Rarely do NBA games grind to a halt unless something absolutely magnificent happens on the court. Only then does the basketball world take time to pause in the moment and soak it all in.

That was the case for Stephen Curry at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. With 7:34 remaining in the first quarter, Curry drilled his second three-pointer of the game, breaking Ray Allen’s all-time record of 2,973 three-pointers made and doing so in 511 fewer contests.

Allen was in attendance at MSG for Knicks-Warriors, getting a close-up view of his record’s final moments. So was Reggie Miller—third on the all-time NBA three-point list after Curry passed him less than a year ago—who got to call the moment live as an analyst for TNT.

All of it helped make an epic celebration even more special as basketball fans around the world passed along their tributes to the undisputed three-point king.

Ben Simmons hit another 3-pointer and Sixers Twitter immediately declared them NBA champions

Cue the Meek Mill intro.

The story throughout Ben Simmons’ short career has always been “man, if he ever adds a jumpshot? He’s unstoppable.”

The biggest flaw in his game is that teams just have never had much reason to guard him outside of six feet of the basket. Adding that jump shot changes everything.

It makes teams guard him more honestly. It creates more space for Embiid in the post. It opens up new opportunities in transition. All he has to do is just add that shot.

Well, apparently, during the NBA’s COVID-19 hiatus Simmons miiiiight have added a jump shot.

In the 76ers scrimmage against the Grizzlies, Simmons drained a corner three. And his teammates went crazy.

That’s not the only encouraging sign, though. The very first shot he actually took was a three pointer. And we have proof!

OK. He bricked it. So what! Point is, he took it. And that’s a step in itself for the Sixers.

Of course, after seeing him drain another 3-pointer, Sixers Twitter went nuts.

Welp. Pack it in. Season is over. The 76ers are your 2020 NBA champions — at least if you let Sixers’ Twitter tell it.

Let’s hope he does this in games that actually mean something.

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