Stephen Curry and the Warriors open their training camp in the picturesque and frankly calming location of Laie, Hawaii. And it seems to be just what the 4x champion was badly in need of. Curry’s summer traveling, as exciting as it was, had its downside, as well. If you remember, the China tour was crazy! And that’s putting it mildly. So, it’s no wonder that the man admitted something along similar lines to the media.

“It’s a beautiful view to wake up to. … I was honestly sick of traveling from the summer, but this is not a bad vibe for sure,” Steph confessed. Aside from China, which we will get to later, Curry’s summer was packed tight. From the birth of his little boy, Caius Chai Curry, to his first Olympics, the 10x All-Star barely had time to breathe.

Then again, the ‘Chef’ had missed out on the past two invitations to the Olympics for family and rehabilitation reasons. Considering the 2024 Paris Olympics might very well be his last chance to represent the USA on an international platform, Stephen Curry ensured nothing held him back. And I mean, nothing!

He and Ayesha even planned their pregnancy keeping the window for the Olympics open. The ultimate family man that he is, Steph is still a true competitor at heart. “There’s always that itch to play and play on the biggest stage like the Olympics,” the Warriors superstar had admitted to ESPN in 2021 after he forwent that year’s invitation.

Anyway, we can say with confidence that he succeeded in scratching that itch. With his insane performances in the final two matchups in Paris, including the ‘Golden Dagger,’ Steph Curry stepped up his game and brought home the gold. But it didn’t mean it wasn’t exhaustive for his 36-year-old body. And that’s when the China tour happened.

Stephen Curry’s recent trip to China was a whirlwind week

That’s putting it rather mildly. We know that the NBA has a great global fanbase. But to actually see footage from Steph’s week-long China tour leaves us flabbergasted. Curry, along with the Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, were in China to promote their signature line of Under Armour merchandise.

Fox was the brand’s new signee, and he debuted his signature shoe during the trip. While these were the usual stuff that athletes do when they go on tours, the unusual part was the crowd swarming in public spaces, just to catch a glimpse of the ‘Baby-Faced Assassin’. In fact, the enormity of it all led to several events being canceled and even skipping one city entirely out of the planned four-city trip!

Out of the four cities Under Armour planned to make stops, Chengdu, Xi’an, Shenyang, and Shanghai, Curry said that he was particularly excited to visit Xi’an. “I’m excited to see how similar or different it is from the other cities,” he said. As luck would have it, Xi’an turned out to be the very city he had to skip due to “overcrowding,” as per a local Chinese news source outlet, China Sports Vision 2050.

Suffice it to say that it was as exhilarating as it was exhaustive. So, as Curry pointed out, “It is nice just to get away from our facility for a week to start, especially with a lot of new people. So we’re going to, and their families too, which is cool.”