Stephen Curry’s meteoric rise in the NBA world is a thespian tale. It started with his 2009 draft and continues to sweep championships and records. In his quest for glories, the Chef cemented his name as the greatest shooter in the history of the game. But despite his captivating court feats, the Dubs superstar had to taste some bitter defeats. Post his golf glory and rookie-year documentary, Curry is now voicing his out-of-body experience of being a runner-up.?
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors won four NBA championships in quick succession in the past seven years. But it was a bitter pill to swallow when Curry-led Warriors ended up losers on a couple of occasions.
Stephen Curry’s unreal experience
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The Golden State Warriors’ reign of dominance started in 2015, right when the team won their first out of four championships in the past seven years. And that is when Stephen Curry started to take over the league as well.
Curry himself has won four titles with the Warriors bringing the team?s tally of total number of championships to seven. But losing after reaching the final stage remains an unsettling feeling for the sharpshooter.
On the heels of his golf glory and documentary release, Stephen Curry recently made an appearance on Jake?s Takes YouTube channel. When host Jake Hamilton asked Curry how it felt tasting defeat at the highest stage in the NBA, this is what the Chef had to say.
?So, it?s happened twice in 2016 and 2019,” he said. “It?s an out-of-body experience because you got so close to the threshold and you come away empty-handed. All the work that you put in throughout the year, you don?t have anything to really show for it.?
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Curry’s final faceoffs with King James and Kawhi Leonard
Stephen Curry?s statement of losing in the NBA Finals went on to indicate two NBA superstars who are now stars in LA. Curry lost his first NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
It was one of the biggest upsets in NBA history where the Cavs came back from a 3-1 to win it all. The second loss the Warriors dealt with was at the hands of Kawhi Leonard and his one-year stint with the Toronto Raptors. Leonard managed to put the team on his back and win the franchise their first-ever NBA championship in history.
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Now both Leonard and James are star leaders of the two teams in LA who managed to give Curry an out-of-body experience.?