Featured Columnist IVOctober 12, 2024
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The Golden State Warriors paid tribute to star level guard Stephen Curry for his gold medal-winning efficiency with the Group USA basketball crew on the Paris Olympics forward of a Friday evening preseason recreation in opposition to the Sacramento Kings.
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Steph Curry was acknowledged forward of tip-off for his legendary efficiency in Paris for the 2024 Summer time Olympics 🇺🇸 🏅 pic.twitter.com/NfdDglZ1QF
Curry was unbelievable within the gold-medal recreation in opposition to France, scoring 24 factors that each one got here from his eight three-pointers. He added 5 assists and two steals.
His 4 threes within the ultimate three minutes of that contest not solely helped seal the gold medal for the Individuals, but additionally offered one of many iconic moments of the Paris Video games.
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“It is proper up there with all the best video games of his profession,” Steve Kerr, Curry’s head coach for each Group USA and the Warriors, told reporters after the gold-medal recreation. “The shot-making was simply unbelievable. However beneath the circumstances, on the street, in Paris, in opposition to France for a gold medal, that is storybook stuff. However that is what Steph does. He likes to be in storybooks.”
His 4 NBA titles and quite a few data converse for themselves. However in a profession stuffed with iconic performances, this was one that will not quickly be forgotten.
