{"id":416584,"date":"2023-01-23T18:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T18:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=416584"},"modified":"2023-01-23T18:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T18:25:28","slug":"top-five-things-you-did-not-know-about-nba-superstar-stephen-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/top-five-things-you-did-not-know-about-nba-superstar-stephen-curry\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Superstar Stephen Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fact that Stephen Curry is considered the best shooter of all time and one of the most well-known and acclaimed athletes of the twenty-first century is astounding. Curry, who is widely recognized as the best shooter of all time, is the subject of intense public scrutiny in both his personal and professional life, however every so often, something about his life comes to light that is frequently disregarded by his fans.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BFOk4d6-REU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Curry is credited with modernizing the game by motivating groups of players and teams to make more three-pointers. He established career scoring marks for Davidson and the Southern Conference while playing college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats. With the seventh overall choice in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Warriors picked Curry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Superstar Russell Westbrook\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/top-five-things-you-did-not-know-about-nba-superstar-russell-westbrook\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Superstar Russell Westbrook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are 5 facts to know about Stephen Curry:<\/p>\n<h2>Avid golfer<\/h2>\n<p>Stephen Curry is a passionate golfer who frequently finds time to compete in events during the offseason. He has hinted that if he hadn&#8217;t played basketball, he could have turned to golf. He also claims that playing golf has helped him get better at basketball since it requires mental attention and fine motor abilities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen Curry shows off his golf swing then reacts to being in PGA Tour 2k23 \u26f3\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fw2uP4ZApf\">pic.twitter.com\/Fw2uP4ZApf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1577016141628645378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Made Nike lose out on $14 billion<\/h2>\n<p>Most fans are unaware that Curry first wore Nike sneakers in his professional career and only later converted to Under Armour. The controversial contract was first presented to him by Nike, though. Before offering him the famed deal, though, Nike mispronounced his name as Stephon and spoke a PowerPoint intended for Kevin Durant during their meeting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nike?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nike<\/a> lost <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenCurry30?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StephenCurry30<\/a> &amp; $14 BILLION to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnderArmour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnderArmour<\/a> because of a bungled sales presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nSdaCU9WPO\">https:\/\/t.co\/nSdaCU9WPO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher Lochhead \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f \u270d\ud83c\udffc\ud83c\udf99 (@lochhead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lochhead\/status\/1135310196039806976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Stephen is his middle name<\/h2>\n<p>Many of Curry&#8217;s supporters believe that Stephen is his first name. But in addition to being a sharpshooter, he also bears the same name as his father. Dell Curry is his given name due to his father, Wardell Stephen Curry I.<\/p>\n<h2>Expensive mouthguards<\/h2>\n<p>Anybody who has ever witnessed a Warriors game can see Steph Curry chewing on his mouthpiece. At this time, it has become his defining appearance. One of his game-used mouthguards, which was worn in game four of the 2018 NBA Finals, went for thousands of dollars when it was auctioned off.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen Curry\u2019s mouthguard was auctioned off for the very low &amp; affordable price of $3,190 \ud83e\udd11<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VS1IaWiKGE\">https:\/\/t.co\/VS1IaWiKGE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rpdIBeA8Vf\">pic.twitter.com\/rpdIBeA8Vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/767772406119227392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Stephen Curry was born in the same hospital as LeBron James<\/h2>\n<p>LeBron James and Stephen Curry both originated from the Ohio city of Akron. By chance, they were both born at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNBACentral\/status\/604805745834487808?s=20&amp;t=SgTNvWzNRaBd8M1CZWJI4A\">same facility<\/a>\u2014Akron General Medical Center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both Stephen Curry AND LeBron James born in the same hospital?<\/p>\n<p>Akron General Medical Center should be considered for the Hall of Fame \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYntbda09x\">pic.twitter.com\/EYntbda09x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1327678818987900928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Star Reggie Jackson\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/top-five-things-you-did-not-know-about-nba-star-reggie-jackson\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Star Reggie Jackson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Star Paul George\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/top-five-things-you-did-not-know-about-nba-star-paul-george\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Star Paul George<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Superstar Kawhi Leonard aka \u201cThe Klaw\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/top-five-things-you-did-not-know-about-nba-superstar-kawhi-leonard-aka-the-klaw\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top Five Things You Did Not Know About NBA Superstar Kawhi Leonard aka \u201cThe Klaw\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fact that Stephen Curry is considered the best shooter of all time and one of the most well-known and acclaimed athletes of the twenty-first century is astounding. Curry, who is widely recognized as the best shooter of all time, is the subject of intense public scrutiny in both his personal and professional life, however [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":405995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-416584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-stephen-curry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416584","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\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}