Stephen Curry simply dropped one other historic performance, and this time, it’s not simply Warriors followers celebrating, it’s all the NBA world debating.
With a 52-point masterpiece in Golden State’s 134-125 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Curry handed LeBron James in all-time 50-point video games, securing his fifteenth 50-point recreation in his profession, another than the King himself. And identical to that, the GOAT debate was again on fireplace.
NBA Followers React As Curry Passes James
The second the stat surfaced, followers wasted no time declaring their verdict.
“GOAT debate rages,” one fan posted, as social media exploded with takes on whether or not Curry had formally surpassed King James in greatness.
Goat debate rages
— 𝐁𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬
(@Bubbles_432) April 2, 2025
One other response summed it up in simply two phrases: “Chain snatched.”
Curry wasn’t simply placing up numbers, he was rewriting historical past. His fifteenth 50-point recreation moved him right into a tie for sixth-most all-time, alongside Damian Lillard. Not solely that, however no participant in NBA historical past has recorded extra 50-point games after turning 35.
However for some followers, the dialog wasn’t about only one document, it was about legacy.
“Yeah, after Jordan, he’s the best of all time,” one fan boldly claimed, putting Curry second solely to MJ within the GOAT race.
Yea after Jordan he’s the best of all time
— Manraj (@Raj_Sandhu_) April 2, 2025
One other fan took it even additional saying: “Steph will cross LeBron in rings within the subsequent 2-3 years as nicely and can cross him within the GOAT debate.”
Steph will cross LeBron in rings within the subsequent 2-3 years asw, and can cross him within the GOAT debate
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) April 2, 2025
And naturally, there was some shade thrown at LeBron’s die-hard supporters.
“Lmaooo LeBron FC not gonna like this,” one fan laughed, predicting backlash from James’ camp.
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Curry was dominating in each method doable towards the Grizzlies. He torched Memphis with 12 threes on 20 makes an attempt, barely lacking from deep. His 32-point first-half explosion tied James for the third-most 30-point halves (22) within the play-by-play period, trailing solely Kobe Bryant and James Harden.
On prime of that, he surpassed Rick Barry for the second-most 50-point video games in Warriors historical past, with solely Wilt Chamberlain forward of him. And to cap all of it off, he climbed previous Jerry West (25,192 profession factors) to take twenty fifth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring checklist.
However for a lot of, the largest takeaway was easy—Curry now has extra 50-point video games than James. And for his followers, that spoke volumes.
One fan confidently declared, “Steph been higher than LeBron because the 2015 belt.” Whether or not that’s true or not, the controversy gained’t be dying down anytime quickly.
Steph been higher than lebron because the 2015 belt
— CurGoat30
(@curgoatthirty) April 2, 2025
Curry retains making historical past, and the world retains arguing about it. But when he retains enjoying like this, he gained’t want followers to combat for him, his recreation will say all of it.
