Over the years, the sports collectibles industry has witnessed a meteoric rise as fans have splurged millions to own pieces of history. Similarly, the NBA also has had its fair share of collectibles and memorabilia auctioned for millions. Incidentally, in a rare occurrence, a fan from California stumbled upon an iconic? of history belonging to the 4x NBA champion Stephen Curry. What transpired after that, will intrigue NBA fans.
In a noble act, the fan decided not to profit from the finding and return it to the two-time MVP. But the bizarre context behind the retrieval has ensued a social media storm with Curry at its epicenter.
Puzzled fans call out Stephen Curry after a rare finding
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More often than not, athletes treasure their accomplishments and awards in safety. However, something like an NBA star losing a prestigious award only to be recovered by a random fan years later is not common in the league. Incidentally, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry recently suffered from this unfortunate fate. Moreover, the reigning Finals MVP also received backlash from puzzled fans on social media for losing the award.
I was doing a card deal here locally and got a lead on @StephenCurry30’s lost trophy from his 17-18 free throw percentage champ! I tracked it down and with the help of some of my best friend in the hobby and just genuinely great people we got it back to Steph last night! So happy pic.twitter.com/Rj7DfPuolt
— Ryan Channels (@Ryan_Channels) December 30, 2022
Recently, a fan from Napa, California, took to his Twitter to share his bizarre story of stumbling upon a rare Curry valuable and subsequently returning it. Ryan Channels, a Stephen Curry memorabilia collector and fan, tracked down the lead on Curry’s lost 2017-18 free throw percentage champion trophy. After successfully retrieving the valuable that could’ve been worth a lot of money, he decided not to profit from his finding and instead return it to the rightful owner.
By leveraging some of his connections, he went to the GSW vs. Charlotte Hornets game on December 28th and returned it to Curry. However, he didn’t manage to get a picture with the 4x NBA champion. But the Warriors’ point guard made sure to appreciate Channels’ efforts in getting his hardware back by tweeting at him.
Appreciate the help getting the hardware back 🙌🏽
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) December 30, 2022
Regardless, the bizarre yet inspiring story has led to many puzzled fans calling out Curry for his irresponsibility. However, some fans also left positive messages for Ryan on the finding. Whereas some fans were disappointed with him for not taking a picture with Curry.
Here are some fan reactions on Twitter:
How does he even lose something like this? I’ve got so many questions… https://t.co/lmq4fepgjI
— g (@stqrace) December 30, 2022
Damn, bro helped Steph out big time and Steph couldn’t even take a pic with him??? https://t.co/HVKnVWabl6
— 954 Collection (@954collection) December 30, 2022
How it the trophy get misplaced?
— #BlueWave (@COVID19TestsNow) December 30, 2022
How did it get lost? Stolen?
— Mark DaCollector (@markdacollector) December 30, 2022
Bro WHUT
— Jimm (@jimmmsbond) December 30, 2022
That’s great back where it belongs.
— oliver_zack (@oliverzack2) December 30, 2022
Yooo that's dope af
— A.G. (@PanthersFB_) December 30, 2022
W
— Arvin (@arvin_108) December 31, 2022
You didnt take a pic with @StephenCurry30 ?
— Saam Mobasseri (@SuitItUp) December 30, 2022
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Stephen Curry won the trophy in the 2017-18 season after averaging an impressive league-leading free throw percentage of 92.1% for the year. Moreover, Curry led the Warriors to win back-to-back NBA Finals while winning his 3rd Championship that season.
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What would you do if you stumbled upon a collectible like this? Let us know in the comments below.
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