In the Warriors vs Nets game today, Stephen Curry was spotted talking to Bruce Lee’s daughter. This conversation between Shannon Lee and Curry took place at Chase Centre. Bruce Lee was a martial artist and a Hollywood sensation and he had a huge impact on American culture.
Seeing famous personalities courtside is not a new feature for NBA fans and players as it has become part of the existing culture surrounding the game. In fact, several celebrities like Jack Nicholson and Spike Lee are synonymous with the teams they ardently support.
Steph Curry said hello pregame to Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee’s daughter. pic.twitter.com/7NBzkW7746
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) January 30, 2022
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Twitter had a field day once the picture of Curry and Shannon Lee was released. The NBA community jumped to conclusions on how Bruce Lee too was a Warriors fan. Fans had amazing reactions to this picture as they saw the world of basketball and martial arts collide.
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Fan reactions on Twitter
As soon as the fans saw the picture, their first reaction was that Bruce Lee was also a Golden State fan.
Bruce Lee was a Warriors fan… here's proof 😎
You know what team he loved to beat the most?U-TAHHHHHHHHH. ☕️🥸 pic.twitter.com/MqIdHPpelj
— El Sleepy Floyd aka FLOSSY BEAR 😴💎🐻 (@ElSleepyFloyd) January 30, 2022
Fans also pointed out that Bruce Lee started his career in Oakland. Bruce Lee opened his first martial arts teaching dojo in Oakland.
People also forget that Bruce Lee started his martial arts teaching career in Oakland. His first dojo was right by Oakland Tech! https://t.co/MC4YgdsyXD
— Gregory Wild-Smith (@GregWildSmith) January 30, 2022
A lot of fans have just simply appreciated the photo. It is not everyday you see celebrities with completely different lives bump into each other.
This is wonderful! Thanks Kerith! https://t.co/s26hO9yyux
— TerryMcSweeney (@TerryMcSweeney) January 30, 2022
Shannon Lee has been engaged in a lot of businesses. One of them is making films and TV Series. Now that she has been spotted talking to Curry, fans are speculating if a Curry cameo is possible in her next venture. Some fans have hilariously said that Curry will have a cameo in Season 3 of the show called ‘Warrior‘. It is a martial arts crime drama series.
Steph about to make a cameo in the new season of @warriorcinemax . Let's GO!!!! 😉😆 pic.twitter.com/KcNIP7cS7T
— JhulSF (@JhulSF) January 30, 2022
A majority of fans have also appreciated the kicks Shannon Lee has got on. Shannon Lee was spotted wearing Nike Zoom Kobe V’s. NBA fans have shown respect to her sneaker game.
Bruce Lee had an untimely death. Nike created the Nike Zoom Kobe V to pay respects to the fallen legend.
She got them Kobe’s on tho 🔥 https://t.co/vI1ClnSDNk
— ether_galacticJuggernaut (@WALLA_MAJIC) January 30, 2022
Surprisingly, a lot of fans were also shocked when they got to know of Bruce Lee’s daughter. Apparently, a majority of NBA fans mostly know of Bruce Lee’s son.
he had a daughter? https://t.co/0rGjzQmSgy
— like clockwork stan 🤞🏽 (@isleyyyshanel) January 30, 2022
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Fans have also quoted Bruce Lee’s famous line “be like water” on their tweets. Stephen Curry has been part of a duo called the ‘Splash Bros’. Stephen Curry has an extremely good 3 point shooting skill set. Fans have made this connection to Curry being like water. As it can be said in popular lingo; Steph Curry has a ‘wet’ jumper.
Wet Lock Water https://t.co/xBzwwqy0oC
— Jacob Saylor ⚓ (@jacobsaylor) January 30, 2022
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