The NBA world has probably seen very few players of Stephen Curry’s caliber. With four NBA championships under his name and so many records broken so far, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest to step on the basketball court. Hence, getting a chance in his all-time starting five is no small matter, as a player of his caliber would likely scrutinize very carefully before taking a player on his team. However, recently the Golden State Warriors superstar shared his all-time starting five that contained many greats of the game, but for one glaring exception. Notably, the Los Angeles Lakers icon LeBron James. In light of this, Curry’s proposed list created a lot of noise in the NBA world online.
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In an interview with?Sports Illustrated,?Stephen Curry finally let the cat out of the bag. He revealed his all-time starting five, which included himself and four other legends of the game. Curry was told his starting five had to include himself, so he started by picking Magic Johnson for his team, who along with him Curry said would play as hybrid guards.
Stephen Curry gave his all-time NBA starting five, with the stipulation that he must include himself https://t.co/Ecu4d6viPO
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 8, 2022
He then added Michael Jordan to his team. After that, Curry picked Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki to shoot the ball and space the floor. And finally, he finished off his list by getting the Big Diesel,?Shaquille O’Neal to hold everything down on the court.
NBA fans react to Stephen Curry missing out on LeBron James for his all-time starting five
Interestingly, Curry left out LeBron James from his all-time starting five, which in return created quite a buzz among fans. They quickly took to social media to express their views about the selections.
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Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
Bro cant stop thinking abt that 3-1 loss🤣
— 😎 (@Grizzskiiii) December 8, 2022
Bro still has PTSD from 2016 😭
— ☔️ (@wezzyupnext) December 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/DannyDuSports/status/1600986914685087747?s=20&t=UJQPuB-3hKtrFQR9cF_9fQ
LeBron owns him
— ً❼ (@CookedByLakers) December 8, 2022
Hes that scared of lebron or what?
— NBA Expert. (@WhatSeperatesU) December 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/ChiefsJayyy/status/1600985249298542592?s=20&t=xJB0Vnod-HoEcRgB14P_qg
This might be the worst starting 5 from an nba player ever created
— Kai🌎😈 (@BronTooNice) December 8, 2022
No Lebron because he’s still hurt over the 3-1 lead he blew 😭😂😂
— ✧ (@yvnks) December 8, 2022
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Many fans seemingly didn’t agree with Curry’s all-time starting five list. From the comments, it was apparent that the fans couldn’t take the fact of not including the Los Angeles Lakers icon. Many fans commented that Curry might have not yet gotten over the 2016 NBA Finals series when the Warriors lost to LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers side, despite leading the series 3-1.
The series ended 4-3 to the Cavs as they staged an?epic comeback?against the Golden State Warriors, during James’ second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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What are your thoughts on this list by Stephen Curry? Do you think LeBron James should have been in his starting five? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.