4-time champion Stephen Curry is regarded as a game-changer. With a career spanning 14 years, the 9x NBA All-Star has dominated the hardwood during his time in the league. But as we approach the 10-year anniversary of his first MVP award, things are looking rather different in San Francisco.? Due to various personnel changes and inconsistent performance during the season, Curry’s Golden State Warriors are coming under fire.
A certain Celtics player recently stepped into the news to remind fans of someone who dominated the court before Curry. A few hours later an even crazier connection was brought to the fans’ attention.
Fans remember this legendary Warrior before Stephen Curry
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With the NBA’s Free Agency entering its second week, the Warriors have not been that enthusiastic about making trades. Their only big move was re-signing Draymond Green on a four-year, $100 contract. Other than that, the only other move made by them was to acquire veteran Cory Joseph for the third point-guard position.
The Warriors were recently blasted by ESPN Analyst Stephen A. Smith over their performance in the previous season. Fans were hoping that Free Agency would be the team’s opportunity to arrange a stronger cast around Curry. Worryingly, that has not been the case so far.
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With fans worried about the upcoming season, they started looking backward. And they found this often-forgotten Golden State star!
A recent post by House of Highlights featured clips of former Warriors guard Monta Ellis. The post received traction from fans and players as they reminisced on The Mississippi Missile. Former Minnesota Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett himself promoted the post.
Soon after, KG himself was going viral because of a different Instagram post.
A “CRAZY, But True” fact about the Big Ticket
A few hours ago, a picture was posted on an online basketball community with over 2.8 Million followers. It was captioned:
?CRAZY but true: Kevin Garnett is the only player to face both the 72-10 Bulls and the 72-9 Warriors?
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People had mixed reactions to the jaw-dropping fact.
One user commented, ?Both on the timberwolves too, that?s pretty crazy?.
Another user who understood Garnett?s experience wrote, ?So he?s the only guy that can tell us which team is the greatest in history?.
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This fan dropped a mind-blowing fact under the post-
“Also crazy but true, Steve Kerr was on the opposite side of the spectrum first as a player, 2nd as a coach”
Garnett faced Michael Jordan?s Chicago Bulls twice during the 1995-96 season. The 19-year-old rookie, then a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, achieved a double-double in the first matchup.
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20 years later, Garnett played for only 11 minutes against the Warriors during the 2015-16 season. Those few minutes were only able to grant him 2 rebounds and 5 assists against Stephen Curry and company.
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