LeBron James has at all times been polarizing. Kobe Bryant had his fair proportion of detractors, and Michael Jordan was disliked for apparent causes.
Stephen Curry, although, is arguably probably the most universally beloved famous person in historical past. He’s humble like Tim Duncan however equally a showman like Magic Johnson. Off the court docket, he is a task mannequin and standup citizen, and on it, he’s a must-see on TV, as evidenced by Warriors video games, which at all times garner the highest ratings.
The NBA doesn’t must assemble the proper famous person in a lab. It already has Curry. And the Warriors star continues to show why he is as beloved as he’s. In a latest interview with NBC Sports Bay Area’s “Dubs Talk,” Curry admitted that the one purpose he is nonetheless taking part in basketball at age 36 is to chase a fifth championship.
“Actually, it’s the one factor I am actually taking part in for at this level,” Curry stated of his pursuit of a fifth NBA title. “It is the one factor that issues within the sense of accomplishment.”
Curry admitted he is pushed by greed to equal Bryant, Duncan and Johnson with a fifth championship.
“…Within the historic realm of basketball, there’s one other stage. You speak about five-time champions and past that. It is a good place to begin from, however I positively need to get grasping.”
Most ageing superstars would give the cookie-cutter reply that they are taking part in for “the love” of the game or the grind of all of it. That is to not counsel they might be dishonest — each athlete is pushed by their motivation to play into their late 30s. Nonetheless, it is refreshing when an athlete admits to being grasping as a justification to hold round. It is human. It is the type of reply that makes Curry relatable.
Another excuse Curry will go down as probably the most beloved famous person ever is that he is ring-chasing with out ring-chasing, that means he is sticking it out with Golden State when he may have taken his skills elsewhere to type a superteam.
And even when his entrance workplace was blasted this summer season for chopping again on spending — letting Klay Thompson stroll and never overpaying for stars in trades — he kept his faith in the franchise that drafted him in 2009.
Curry’s religion has paid off in an enormous method by the primary month of the brand new season. The Warriors (11-3) are rolling.
