{"id":411101,"date":"2022-11-08T14:54:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=411101"},"modified":"2022-11-08T14:54:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:54:29","slug":"stephen-curry-brings-nanea-mcguigan-to-spotlight-gives-her-the-credit-she-deserves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/stephen-curry-brings-nanea-mcguigan-to-spotlight-gives-her-the-credit-she-deserves\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry Brings Nanea McGuigan To Spotlight: Gives Her The Credit She Deserves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nanea McGuigan is the Director of Basketball Administration &amp; Player Programs for the Golden State Warriors. Recently, the four-time NBA champion surprised her with a title ring. Fans were utterly unaware of the significant surprise Stephen Curry&#8217;s Warriors had in store for a longtime employee at their opening night ring ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>She did this so she could admire general manager Bob Myers&#8217; championship ring. She was surprised when Curry called her name in front of the packed Chase Center audience at first, unaware of what was occurring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was cool as hell to see the Warriors honor Nanea McGuigan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fg9PxqsUm2\">pic.twitter.com\/Fg9PxqsUm2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjzero\/status\/1582558679714652163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a flash, Lacob instructed her to approach Curry on the court. She was already displaying signs of anxiety and bewilderment, so her countenance spoke a lot. Despite the fact that she had spent the previous 20 years working for the team and keeping everything off the screen, this time was different.<\/p>\n<p>She was able to handle the rush off-screen, but when she was called on-screen, and the spotlight was on her, she was unsure of what to do. For McGuigan, it was a meaningful occasion when Joe Lacob, the majority owner, presented her with her championship ring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen Curry brings out one of the longtime and most beloved members of the organization, Nanea McGuigan. <\/p>\n<p>If you know Nanea, she absolutely would not like the attention. But I don\u2019t think he cares lol<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThompsonScribe\/status\/1582558015768567808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She has been crucial in ensuring that everything goes without a hitch off the field while the Warriors dominate.<\/p>\n<h2>Stephen Curry Explains Nanea McGuigan Played A Crucial Role In This Organisation<\/h2>\n<p>Curry, too expressed his gratitude. <em>\u201cYou are a special, special part of our organisation,\u201d<\/em> he <a class=\"jsx-2b55705d932ea6e9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sports\/warriors\/article\/Steph-Curry-surprised-this-Warriors-staffer-with-17527202.php\">said<\/a> at the ceremony. <em>\u201cYou deserve all the recognition for making things go.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Curious about the Warriors staffer who was honored at the team\u2019s ring-night ceremony? Her name is Nanea McGuigan, and she has been a behind-the-scenes force for almost two decades. Here is her story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FQCi2k2y41\">https:\/\/t.co\/FQCi2k2y41<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Con_Chron\/status\/1583874569005252609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s about understanding the value that women bring into this male-dominated league,&#8221; <strong>Stephen<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Curry<\/strong> said in an interview with The Associated Press. &#8220;She was one of the first people I met when I got drafted. She made me feel right at home, and my family felt right at home. She was a great ambassador for what the transition was going to be like. Now 14 years later, we felt it was right to honour her with the ring with everybody watching.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBA Champion Stephen Curry helps raises the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldenStateWarriors?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoldenStateWarriors<\/a>\u2019 7th Championship banner, wishes Brittney Griner\u2019s a happy birthday and gives <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NaneaMcGuigan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NaneaMcGuigan<\/a> (Dir. of Basketball Admin. &amp; Player Programs) her championship ring. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HouseofColors?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HouseofColors<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DubNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DubNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StephenCurry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StephenCurry<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FUHtibBDPv\">pic.twitter.com\/FUHtibBDPv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; House of Colors (@HouseofColors_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseofColors_\/status\/1582562118695784450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNanea is such an important part of our organisation, and she has been for a long time,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Steve Kerr<\/strong>, the head coach. \u201c<em>She\u2019s one of those people who gets no recognition, but she does so much work and serves so many others.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZgI150a-Ek4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NBA UPDATES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dwight-howard-to-play-overseas-announces-his-joining-to-a-taiwanese-team\/\">Dwight Howard To Play Overseas: Announces His Joining To A Taiwanese Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/son-of-former-nba-all-star-peja-andrej-stojakovic-commits-to-stanford-what-all-do-we-know\/\">Son Of Former NBA All-Star Peja, Andrej Stojakovic Commits To Stanford- What All Do We Know?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nanea McGuigan is the Director of Basketball Administration &amp; Player Programs for the Golden State Warriors. Recently, the four-time NBA champion surprised her with a title ring. Fans were utterly unaware of the significant surprise Stephen Curry&#8217;s Warriors had in store for a longtime employee at their opening night ring ceremony. She did this so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":411104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86,51],"tags":[707,3659,2553,2215,1940,35],"class_list":["post-411101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golden-state-warriors","category-nba","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-nanea-mcguigan","tag-nba-2022","tag-nba-news","tag-nba-updates","tag-stephen-curry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}