Stephen Curry has impressed NBA fans, analysts, and even neutrals over the years. The Golden State Warriors star has also helped his franchise to remarkable success in the NBA. Alongside Curry, his teammate Klay Thompson has also remained a key player at the Warriors. Curry recently commented on a popular politician praising Klay over Curry.
Stephen Curry reacted to former US President Barack Obama’s comments, who opined that Klay’s jump shot prevailed superior to Curry’s. Curry responded to Obama on a ‘GQ Sports’ video titled ‘Stephen Curry Responds to Fans on the Internet’. In a surprising turn of events, Curry agreed with Obama as he joined him in praising Klay’s jump shot.
Curry said, “That is an actual fact, he said that, and I would also argue that he’s right. I would definitely classify Klay’s jumper as prettier. There are a lot of different ways to get it done.”
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He added saying, “And if you look at the greatest shooters in history, everybody shoots differently. So you have to master your own form and your own shot.” The Warriors and Curry visited Obama at the White House following their 2015 NBA title win.
Curry and the Warriors faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals. He scored 37 points in Game 5 of the Finals. The Finals series witnessed the baller averaging 26 points and 6.3 assists per game.
Curry started his NBA career in 2009.
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson’s partnership
Stephen Curry has enjoyed Klay Thompson’s companionship and partnership since 2011. The duo has since then partnered each other to three NBA titles in 2015, 2017, and 2018. Fans popularly refer to the Warriors’ duo by the nickname of, ‘Splash Brothers’.
The duo have over the years combined devastatingly to score three pointers, which has earned them their unique nick name. They linked and scored 483 three-pointers, the most ever by an NBA duo in the 2012-13 NBA season. Despite Barack Obama describing Klay’s jump shot as “actually a little prettier” than Curry’s, the latter has maintained his fiery form since.
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