Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry not too long ago instructed a narrative from his rookie season about making an attempt to get in Kobe Bryant’s head, and studying in a short time why Bryant was one of many fiercest opponents in NBA historical past.
“It was a recreation at dwelling at Oracle, and so they had been profitable, and I feel they had been up like six or one thing like that down the stretch, and we had been beginning to do the foul recreation,” Curry stated, through Advanced. “And when he was going to the road, I simply walked by and was like, ‘Yo, you nervous?’
“And the look he gave me was one I’ll simply, is burned into my, like, ‘One, he’s a rookie speaking to me, however two, am I nervous? What are you speaking about?’
“I low-key anticipated him to do the [Michael] Jordan factor and stroll up there and shoot them…eyes closed after which have a look at me, like, ‘[Dikembe] Mutombo, that is for you.’ I feel that’s what Jordan stated. However the look he gave me stated all of it. It was like, ‘Yo, you simply obtained right here. Chill out.’”
Bryant calmly sank the free throws and went on to assist the Lakers safe the win.
That very same 2009-10 season, the Lakers captured their second straight championship with Bryant main the way in which.
Whereas Curry’s rookie jab didn’t rattle Bryant, it grew to become a part of his early NBA training.
Kobe retired in 2016 with 5 championships, two scoring titles and one MVP award.
Curry, now 37 years previous, has 4 championships, two scoring titles and two MVPs to his identify.
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