143 Fun Facts About Steph Curry

In which city was Stephen Curry born?

Akron, Ohio, is also where LeBron James was born three years earlier, in the same hospital; Curry arrived while his father Dell was spending a single season with the NBA team up the road.

For which NBA team did Curry's father Dell spend most of his career?

The Charlotte Hornets took Dell Curry in their 1988 expansion draft after his previous team left him unprotected; he stayed ten seasons and left as the franchise's career scoring leader.

Which college did Curry play for from 2006 to 2009?

Curry played three seasons at Davidson College, 2006 to 2009, after his father's school Virginia Tech offered him only a walk-on spot; he left as the Wildcats' career scoring leader.

Which eventual national champion ended Curry's 2008 NCAA Tournament run in the Elite Eight?

Kansas held on 59-57 and won the national title eight days later; Curry scored 25 that day after putting up 103 points across the three earlier rounds.

In his final college season, Curry led Division I in which category?

Points per game: Curry's 28.6 led the nation, and he then skipped his senior year for the NBA draft, promising to finish a degree that he finally completed in 2022.

With which pick did the Golden State Warriors select Curry in the 2009 draft?

Golden State took Curry 7th overall in 2009, right after Minnesota used the 5th and 6th picks on point guards Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn.

Who beat Curry to the 2010 Rookie of the Year award?

Tyreke Evans, the fourth pick, beat runner-up Curry to the award but never became an All-Star, and in 2019 the NBA banned him for violating its drug policy.

Which part of his body caused the injuries that threatened Curry's early career?

His right ankle and foot cost him 40 games in 2011-12, and the doubt let the Warriors extend him for four years and $44 million; he was league MVP before that deal ran out.

How many three-pointers did Curry make in 2012-13 to set the single-season record at the time?

Curry's 272 three-pointers in 2012-13 broke Ray Allen's single-season record of 269, set with Seattle in 2005-06.

Which head coach did the Warriors hire before the 2014-15 season, Curry's first title year?

Steve Kerr replaced Mark Jackson, sped up the offence and gave Curry more freedom to shoot; the Warriors jumped to 67 wins and a title, and Curry was voted MVP.

How long had the Warriors gone without a championship before Curry's first in 2015?

The Warriors had waited 40 years: their previous title came in 1975, when Rick Barry led a sweep of the Washington Bullets.

What made Curry's 2016 MVP award a first in NBA history?

The vote was unanimous: Curry took all 131 first-place votes, after Shaquille O'Neal in 2000 and LeBron James in 2013 had each fallen a single vote short.

What regular-season record did the 2015-16 Warriors finish with?

73-9 beat the 72-10 of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, yet the Warriors became the first team with 69 or more wins that failed to win the championship.

From how far out did Curry hit his overtime game-winner against Oklahoma City in February 2016?

Curry's overtime winner at Oklahoma City on 27 February 2016 came from 38 feet with 0.6 seconds left, his 12th three of the night, tying the single-game record of Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.

Which team beat the Warriors in the 2016 Finals after trailing 3-1?

The Cleveland Cavaliers won Games 5, 6 and 7 to take the 2016 Finals, the first team to come back from 3-1 down in the Finals; the Warriors signed Kevin Durant weeks later.

Curry's 2017 supermax deal was the first NBA contract to pass what figure?

$200 million: the five-year, $201 million deal used a new rule that lets a team pay its own star more than rivals can, written after Kevin Durant left Oklahoma City for Curry's Warriors.

Which team beat the Warriors in the 2019 Finals?

The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 Finals in six games as Kevin Durant tore his Achilles and Klay Thompson his ACL; the Warriors then missed the next two postseasons.

Where did Curry pass Ray Allen to become the NBA's all-time three-point leader on December 14, 2021?

Madison Square Garden was a fitting stage: Curry's 54-point night there in 2013 is cited as the game that made his name, and in 2021 he passed Ray Allen there with his 2,974th three.

How many three-pointers did Curry make in the 2022 All-Star Game, a record?

Curry's 16 three-pointers in the 2022 All-Star Game shattered Paul George's previous record of nine and earned him the game's MVP award.

Which team did the Warriors beat in the 2022 Finals when Curry won his first Finals MVP?

The Boston Celtics led the series 2-1 before Curry scored 43 on their floor in Game 4; Golden State won the next two as well, and the Finals MVP award that had eluded him was his.

Which country did the United States beat in the 2024 Olympic final, with Curry hitting eight threes?

France, the host, lost 98-87 as the United States won a fifth straight gold; Curry made four three-pointers in a row in the final three minutes, the last over two defenders.

Before his first Olympics in 2024, Curry won two gold medals with Team USA at which tournament?

The FIBA World Cup, still called the World Championship when Curry first won it in 2010, brought him gold again in 2014; he missed the cut for the 2012 Olympics and withdrew before Rio 2016.

What nickname is shared by Curry and Klay Thompson?

The Splash Brothers name began with a 2012 tweet by Warriors website writer Brian Witt, a play on the Bash Brothers, the Oakland A's sluggers Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire.

Which shooting-percentage milestone did Curry reach in 2016, as only the seventh player ever?

The 50-40-90 club marks 50 percent shooting, 40 from three and 90 at the line; Curry is the only member who also led the league in scoring that season, at 30.1 points a game.

At which stage did the Warriors' season end in 2021, when Curry won his second scoring title?

The play-in tournament ended it, with losses to the Lakers and then Memphis, even though Curry averaged 32.0 points and held off Bradley Beal for the scoring title on the final day.

Which shoe company did Curry sign with in 2013 after leaving Nike?

Under Armour signed Curry away from Nike in 2013, and after his MVP seasons sales of his shoes were big enough to move the company's share price; the partnership ran until late 2025.

In which subject did Curry finish his college bachelor's degree in 2022?

Sociology was the major Curry completed in May 2022, thirteen years after leaving for the NBA; that August his college retired his jersey number at the ceremony where he collected his diploma.

In which conference did Curry's college team play during his three seasons there?

The Southern Conference was no obstacle in 2007-08, when Curry's team went a perfect 20-0 in league play before its Elite Eight run; he was its Player of the Year in both 2008 and 2009.

What is the name of Curry's foundation for Oakland children?

Eat. Learn. Play. was launched by Stephen and Ayesha Curry in Oakland in 2019 and has since provided more than 25 million meals to children, along with tutoring, books and renovated play areas.

Which nickname for Steph does Drake use in the 2014 hit '0 to 100'?

Chef Curry is how Drake name-checks him in '0 to 100', in a boast about cooking; the rhyme works because Steph is pronounced 'Steff'.

The trophy Curry won as the first Western Conference finals MVP in 2022 is named after which Lakers legend?

Magic Johnson's name went on the West finals trophy when the award began in 2022; Curry took it weeks before his first Finals MVP, an honour that had gone to teammates after his three earlier titles.

Which magazine's Sportsperson of the Year went to Curry in 2022 and the Warriors in 2018?

Sports Illustrated chose the Warriors as a team for its 2018 Sportsperson of the Year award and gave Curry the 2022 honour alone after his first Finals MVP.

Which younger brother of Curry's also played in the NBA?

Seth Curry, two years younger, went undrafted in 2013 but built a long NBA career, and met his brother in the 2019 Western Conference finals, which Stephen's Warriors swept.

Which award did Curry's father Dell win in 1994?

Sixth Man of the Year went to Dell Curry after he averaged a career-best 16.3 points in 1993-94 without starting any of his 82 games.

Which honour roll of the league's all-time greats was Curry named to in 2021?

The NBA 75th Anniversary Team, announced in October 2021, listed 76 players because of a tie in voting; Curry was among the active players chosen.

How many playoff three-pointers had Curry made by the end of the 2022 run, the first player past 500?

Curry reached 561 playoff three-pointers by the end of the 2022 title run, the first player past 500; Ray Allen's 385 had been the record before Curry passed it in 2019.

What jersey number has Curry worn throughout his Warriors career?

His father Dell wore 30 too. A fan who died in the 2015 Chapel Hill shooting wore the number in intramural games, and Curry honoured him on his sneakers.

Some of Curry's signature shoes carry the verse '4:13' from which book of the Bible?

Philippians 4:13, 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me', is the verse Curry calls his mantra; he had '4:13' put on his first signature shoe, the Curry One.

Curry won the 2023 American Century Championship, a celebrity golf event, beside which lake?

Lake Tahoe's Edgewood course is where Curry made a hole-in-one in the second round and then won the tournament on the final hole with an eagle putt.

In 2018 Curry jokingly doubted what historic event, earning an invitation from NASA?

The Moon landing remark was a joke, Curry said after the backlash; he then wore moon-themed shoes in a game and auctioned them for $58,100, with the money going to science education.

Which award, voted on by NBA players, did Curry win in April 2025?

The Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year award is named for Jack Twyman, who became legal guardian of his paralysed teammate Maurice Stokes; NBA players vote for the winner, and in 2025 they chose Curry.

In 2012 Curry pledged to donate three of what for every three-pointer he made?

Curry pledged in 2012 to donate three mosquito nets per three-pointer to the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign against malaria, a cause a college teammate had introduced him to.

Which mini-golf competition show had Curry as executive producer and resident golf pro?

Holey Moley ran for four seasons on ABC from 2019, sending contestants through giant obstacle holes, with Curry as executive producer and a comic 'resident golf pro'.

In 2019 Curry pledged to fund new Division I men's and women's golf teams at which school?

Curry pledged in August 2019 to fund Howard University's new Division I men's and women's golf programmes for six years, beginning in 2020-21, after meeting student golfer Otis Ferguson.

Curry's 2009 rookie card sold in July 2021 for a then-record basketball-card price of?

Curry's 2009-10 National Treasures Logoman rookie card fetched $5.9 million from the collectibles fund Alt in July 2021, a basketball-card record at the time.

Curry wears contact lenses to correct which eye condition?

Keratoconus thins the cornea into a cone shape and blurs vision; Curry revealed in 2019 that he has it and credited new contact lenses with sharpening his shooting.

What is Curry's actual first name?

Curry's full name is Wardell Stephen Curry II; he goes by his middle name, while his father, Wardell Stephen Curry Sr., shortened the first name to Dell.

Against which team did Curry score his career-high 62 points in January 2021?

Curry scored 62 against the Portland Trail Blazers on January 3, 2021, going 18-of-31 in a 137-122 win, two nights after Portland had beaten the Warriors by 25.

Which player did the Warriors offer Curry to the Bucks for in 2012, only to be rebuffed?

Milwaukee preferred Monta Ellis to Curry because of Curry's injury history, so the March 2012 trade sent Ellis, Ekpe Udoh and Kwame Brown to the Bucks for Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson.

Dell Curry hoped which team would take his son with the eighth pick in 2009?

The Knicks held the eighth pick and Curry's camp, Dell included, openly hoped he would land in New York; the Knicks took Jordan Hill instead after Golden State grabbed Curry one pick earlier.

Which Warriors head coach drafted Curry in 2009 despite his father's wishes?

Don Nelson, then the Warriors' head coach, wanted Curry for his offence; Monta Ellis, the incumbent scoring guard, declared at 2009 media day that the two were too small to play together.

Which All-Star Saturday event did Curry win in February 2011?

The Skills Challenge went to Curry in 2011 over Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, John Wall and Russell Westbrook, three years before he was first picked for the All-Star Game itself.

Against which team did Curry make a then-record 13 threes in a November 2016 game?

Curry hit 13 threes against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 7, 2016, three nights after an 0-of-10 game at the Lakers had ended his 157-game regular-season streak with a made three.

How many points did Curry score in overtime of Game 4 at Portland in 2016, then a record?

Curry's 17 points in the overtime of Game 4 on May 9, 2016, set a record for a single overtime period; in his first game back from an MCL sprain he led all scorers in a 132-125 win.

Which broadcaster's 'Double Bang' call capped Curry's 2016 game-winner in Oklahoma City?

Mike Breen keeps his 'Bang!' for the biggest shots and gave this one two: a 38-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, Curry's 12th three of the night, which tied the NBA record at the time.

Whom did Curry pass in April 2021 to become the Warriors' all-time leading scorer?

Wilt Chamberlain's 17,783 points had been the franchise record since the Warriors traded him in 1965; Curry passed it 56 years later in the middle of a 53-point night.

Which Warriors teammate of Curry's was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 Finals with his team leading 3-1?

Draymond Green was suspended after his flagrant-foul points reached the playoff limit; he watched Game 5 from a suite in the baseball stadium next door, and the Warriors lost that night and twice more.

Which Miami Heat star did the Warriors trade for in February 2025 to play alongside Curry?

Jimmy Butler arrived in a five-team deal on February 6, 2025, and signed a new two-year contract with the Warriors, but a torn ACL in January 2026 cut short his first full season beside Curry.

Which Phoenix Suns player fell on Curry's left hand in October 2019, breaking it?

Aron Baynes landed on Curry's left hand late in October 2019, breaking the second metacarpal; after surgery Curry was out until March and played only five games as the Warriors finished last in the league.

Whom did Curry edge 28-27 to win the 2021 Three-Point Contest?

Mike Conley scored 27 in the 2021 final, and Curry needed to make his very last ball to finish on 28, six years after his first contest win in 2015.

Against which team did Curry hit his first buzzer-beating game-winner, in January 2022?

Curry's first career buzzer-beater came against the Houston Rockets on January 21, 2022, for a 105-103 win in his 13th season, after years of game-winners that had left time on the clock.

Which Celtics player's dive rolled Curry's foot in March 2022, ending his regular season?

Marcus Smart dived for a loose ball and rolled onto Curry's left foot in mid-March 2022, spraining a ligament; Curry missed the rest of the regular season and returned off the bench for the playoffs.

Which team did the Warriors beat in the 2022 Western Conference finals?

The Dallas Mavericks had just beaten top-seeded Phoenix by 33 points in a Game 7 on the road, but the Warriors needed only five games, and Curry was voted the series MVP.

What did Curry throw to earn an ejection against Memphis in January 2023?

His mouthpiece went flying after Jordan Poole's hurried late three, and Curry was ejected for the third time in his career; Poole then won the game 122-120 with a last-second layup.

Against which team did Curry score 60 points in a February 2024 overtime loss?

The Atlanta Hawks won 141-134 in overtime despite Curry's 60 points and ten threes; it was the second 60-point game of his career and the first that his team lost.

Whose 2023 retirement left Curry as the NBA's longest-tenured active player with one team?

Udonis Haslem began his career overseas, then spent all 20 of his NBA seasons with his hometown Miami Heat; his retirement left Curry, a Warrior since 2009, with the longest active run at one team.

Against which team did Curry become the first player with 4,000 career threes?

Curry's 4,000th regular-season three came against the Sacramento Kings at Chase Center on March 13, 2025, a day short of his 37th birthday; Ray Allen, the previous record-holder, retired with 2,973.

Against which team did Curry score 36 points in the 2024 Olympic semifinal?

Serbia led by as many as 17 before Curry's 36 points on 9-of-14 three-point shooting carried the United States to a 95-91 win; only Carmelo Anthony's 37 in 2012 tops it for a US Olympic game.

What was special about June 25, 2009, the day the Warriors drafted Curry?

His father's 45th birthday fell on draft day: Dell Curry, born June 25, 1964, spent part of it phoning teams to ask them not to pick his son.

What is the name of Ayesha Curry's lifestyle brand?

Sweet July suits the family calendar: the Currys married in July 2011 and their first three children were all born in July; the brand spans a magazine, skincare and a café.

Where did Curry first meet his future wife Ayesha as a teenager?

Curry, then 15, met 14-year-old Ayesha Alexander at a church youth group in Charlotte; they began dating only years later, when she was pursuing acting in Hollywood.

What is the name of Stephen and Ayesha Curry's eldest child, born in July 2012?

Riley is the eldest of the Currys' four children; as a two-year-old she joined her father at the podium during the 2015 playoffs and became a fan favourite, weeks before her sister Ryan was born.

In which California town did Curry buy a $31m home in 2019?

Curry paid $31 million for the Atherton estate in 2019; in 2023 he and Ayesha wrote to the town opposing a townhouse development planned directly behind it, citing privacy and safety.

Curry's mother Sonya is godmother to which basketball player?

Cameron Brink took up basketball after attending a camp run by her godfather Dell Curry; her mother and Sonya Curry had been roommates at Virginia Tech.

What kind of school did Curry's parents found in Huntersville, North Carolina, in 1995?

Sonya Curry founded the Christian Montessori School of Lake Norman in Huntersville in 1995, and all three Curry children attended it.

What is the title of Sonya Curry's 2022 memoir?

Fierce Love, subtitled 'A Memoir of Family, Faith, and Purpose', came out in 2022, a year after Sonya and Dell Curry ended their 33-year marriage.

Which Western Conference team drafted Dell Curry 15th overall in 1986, only to trade him a year later?

The Utah Jazz took Dell Curry 15th overall out of Virginia Tech, a year after baseball's Baltimore Orioles had drafted him too; he lasted one season in Utah before being traded east.

The mother of which late Croatian star babysat Curry in 1992 and got a 2015 Finals jersey?

Drazen Petrovic's mother, Biserka, minded three-year-old Stephen while Dell Curry shot in the 1992 Three-Point Contest; the jersey he sent her is reported to be in her son's memorial museum in Zagreb.

Curry's own Gentleman's Cut label is a brand of which drink?

Bourbon: Gentleman's Cut is a 90-proof Kentucky straight bourbon that grew out of Curry sampling the collection of John Schwartz, the vintner who makes wine with Ayesha Curry.

Which 2019 faith-based film did Curry executive produce?

Breakthrough tells the true story of a Missouri teenager who fell through lake ice in 2015 and was underwater for 15 minutes before being revived; Curry signed on as an executive producer in 2018.

Curry executive-produced an animated Netflix revival of which 1970s sitcom?

Good Times came back as a ten-episode animated series that Netflix ordered in 2020 and released in April 2024, with Curry and the original show's producer Norman Lear among its executive producers.

At which festival did the documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated premiere in January 2023?

Sundance screened Stephen Curry: Underrated six months before its Apple TV+ release; produced by Ryan Coogler, it follows him from the 2008 NCAA Tournament to the 2022 title.

Curry invested in the 2018 relaunch of which classic phone brand?

Palm returned in 2018 as a credit-card-sized companion phone from a California startup that licensed the name; Curry invested, fronted the launch and helped design its accessories.

Curry was sued as a paid spokesperson for which collapsed crypto exchange?

FTX collapsed into bankruptcy in November 2022 with about $8 billion of customer deposits missing, and a class action followed against celebrity promoters including Curry, a paid spokesperson since 2021.

What was Curry's listed height after the NBA re-measured every player in 2019?

Curry was re-measured at 6 ft 2 in during the NBA's 2019 height recertification, an inch under his earlier 6 ft 3 in listing; he is listed at 185 pounds.

How many threes did Curry make in 2007-08, then an NCAA single-season record?

Curry's 162 three-pointers in 2007-08, 4.5 per game, set the NCAA single-season record and carried the Wildcats to the Elite Eight.

Which school held Curry scoreless in his only pointless college game, in 2008?

Loyola double-teamed him all night and lost 78-48 anyway; he went 0-of-3 and his teammates did the rest.

Who was Curry's head coach in college?

Bob McKillop coached the Wildcats from 1989 to 2022 and told alumni 'wait 'til you see Steph Curry' before the freshman had played a game; his son Matt succeeded him in 2022.

Which postseason tournament did Curry's team play in during his final college season?

The Wildcats went to the 2009 NIT after a conference-tournament semifinal loss to College of Charleston cost them the automatic bid; they beat South Carolina, then lost at Saint Mary's in Curry's final game.

Who was the last Warrior to start an All-Star Game before Curry in 2014?

Latrell Sprewell started the 1995 All-Star Game, and no Warrior did so again for 19 years; when fans voted Curry in for 2014, it was his first All-Star selection of any kind.

Whose record of 27 threes in a single Finals did Curry break in 2016?

Danny Green made 27 for San Antonio in 2013 and Curry 32 in 2016, and each man set his record in a seven-game Finals that his team lost.

Curry's sister-in-law Callie is the daughter of which longtime NBA head coach?

Doc Rivers gained a son-in-law when his daughter Callie married Curry's younger brother in 2019; a year later Rivers was hired to coach Philadelphia, and his son-in-law was traded onto his roster.

Against which team did Curry score 51 points in just three quarters in October 2018?

The Washington Wizards saw Curry hit 11 threes and score 51 in under 32 minutes of a 144-122 win before he sat out the fourth quarter; he had also scored 51 against them in February 2016.

Nike's failed 2013 pitch to keep Curry reused a slide still showing which other star's name?

Kevin Durant's name sat on a reused PowerPoint slide, after a Nike official had opened by calling Curry 'Steph-on'. Curry's father, who was in the room, said he stopped paying attention.

In 2018 the NBA let two captains draft the All-Star teams for the first time: Curry and which rival?

LeBron James took the first pick as the top vote-getter overall, while Curry got first choice of jersey color. The two chose their squads in private, and the draft itself was not televised.

Which guard hit the go-ahead three over Curry in the final minute of Game 7 of the 2016 Finals?

Kyrie Irving broke an 89–89 tie with 53 seconds left. Curry then missed a contested three of his own, and the Warriors became the first team to lose a Finals after leading 3–1.

Which WNBA star did Curry beat 29–26 in a special three-point duel at the 2024 All-Star weekend?

Sabrina Ionescu had earned the duel by scoring 37 in the 2023 WNBA contest, more than anyone had managed in the NBA's. Both shot from the NBA line, each with their own league's ball.

Which school, his father Dell's alma mater, offered the 160-pound Curry only a walk-on spot?

Virginia Tech, where Dell Curry had starred, thought his son too slight for a scholarship. The small college that had recruited him since tenth grade got a future NBA scoring champion instead.

The All-Star Game MVP trophy that Curry won in 2022 and 2025 carries which late NBA legend's name?

Kobe Bryant had won the award four times, and the league renamed it for him weeks after his death in a 2020 helicopter crash. Curry is the career leader in All-Star threes.

Curry banged the ceremonial pregame drum at Super Bowl 50 for which NFL team he supports?

Carolina Panthers home games open with an honorary drummer, and the ritual traveled to the Super Bowl even though the team was not the designated host. They lost that day.

In the 2026 animated film GOAT, which Curry also produced, what animal is his character Lenny?

A giraffe named Lenny Williamson, an aspiring rapper on the Thorns roarball team, gave Curry his first film role. The story follows a goat who dreams of becoming the greatest at a basketball-like sport.

Curry holds the NBA record for the highest career shooting percentage in which category?

Free throws are where Curry is most accurate of all, at about 91 percent for his career. His three-point percentage, for all his volume records, sits outside the all-time top ten.

Which team used back-to-back picks on two other point guards just ahead of Curry in the 2009 draft?

Minnesota chose Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn with consecutive picks. Curry's father had phoned teams drafting early to ask them to pass, hoping his son would fall to a team he preferred.

Which Warriors forward won the 2015 Finals MVP over Curry despite opening the series on the bench?

Andre Iguodala did not start until Game 4, then won the award for his defense on the other team's best player. He was the first Finals MVP who had not started every game of the series.

In which city did Curry finally make his Olympic debut, fifteen seasons into his NBA career?

Paris came after he was left off the 2012 squad and withdrew in 2016 to rest injuries. He ended his first Games as Team USA's leading scorer.

In which city did Curry win his second All-Star Game MVP award in 2025?

San Francisco was staging its first All-Star Game, played as a mini-tournament on Curry's home floor. He took the award with 20 points across two short games.

In which Oakland venue, the Warriors' home from 1971 to 2019, did Curry play his first ten seasons?

Oracle Arena, nicknamed Roaracle, saw the Warriors win an NBA-record 54 straight regular-season home games. A missed Curry three in the closing seconds ended the run in April 2016.

Before Curry in 2015 and 2016, who was the last guard to win back-to-back NBA MVP awards?

Steve Nash did it with Phoenix in 2005 and 2006, then joined the Warriors as a part-time consultant. He won his first championship ring alongside Curry in 2017.

Which nickname was coined for the small five-man unit that finished games for Curry's 2015 Warriors?

The Death Lineup put a forward in the middle and first started together midway through the 2015 Finals. A writer for The Detroit News gave it the name months later.

Curry's mother Sonya and his sister Sydel both played which sport at college level?

Volleyball made Sonya an all-conference player, and her college roommate said the team was popular largely because of her. Sydel later played at Elon.

Curry's wrist tattoo of a Bible verse about love is written in which language?

Hebrew lettering spells out part of First Corinthians 13:8 on his wrist. Curry also pounds his chest and points up on court as a sign of his faith.

Which televised ceremony for athletes did Curry host in July 2022, weeks after his fourth title?

The ESPY Awards put Curry on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where he also collected the prizes for best NBA player and best record-breaking performance.

Which arena became Curry's home court in 2019 when the Warriors moved across the bay?

Chase Center opened in September 2019 and brought the Warriors back to the city they had left for Oakland in 1971.

Against which seventh seed did Curry score 40 points in his first NCAA tournament win, in 2008?

Gonzaga led by 11 early in the second half before Curry scored 30 after the break. It was his college's first NCAA tournament win since 1969.

In which country did a young Curry lead Queensway Christian College to an undefeated season?

Canada was home for a spell while his father played out the last seasons of his NBA career. Curry's youth team there went 33–4 and won a provincial title.

Who was the first overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft in which Curry was also a lottery selection?

Blake Griffin went first to the Clippers. Seven months earlier his Oklahoma team had beaten Curry's despite 44 points from Curry, then a college career high.

Which guard finished second to Curry in the 2015 MVP vote and later lost four playoff series to him?

James Harden's teams met Curry's Warriors in the playoffs in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 and lost every time, two of them with a Finals place at stake.

Which Warriors guard, who said he and Curry were too small to play together, was traded in 2012?

Monta Ellis left for Milwaukee after the Warriors had first dangled Curry himself. The team's GM at the time later said that offer was only meant to steer the talks toward Ellis.

Which former NBA point guard coached Curry for three seasons before the Warriors fired him in 2014?

Mark Jackson was dismissed despite taking the Warriors to consecutive playoffs for the first time in over 20 years. His successor won the title in his first season.

Which assistant coached Curry's Warriors as interim boss during their record 24–0 start in 2015?

Luke Walton was named Coach of the Month while officially winless: NBA rules credited every victory to the head coach, who was recovering from back surgery.

What record did Curry's Warriors post in the 2017 playoffs, the best postseason mark in NBA history?

16–1 began with fifteen straight wins, a first in North America's four major leagues. The only loss came on the road in Game 4 of the Finals.

Which Warriors guard on the 2022 title team is married to Curry's younger sister Sydel?

Damion Lee signed a two-way deal with the Warriors in July 2018 and married Sydel Curry that September, so the two in-laws shared a locker room for four seasons.

Which Pacers great did Curry pass in January 2021 for second place in career three-pointers?

Reggie Miller retired as the career leader with 2,560. Curry passed that total in his twelfth season and took the top spot less than a year later.

Which NBA award, whose trophy is named for Jerry West, did Curry win in April 2024?

Clutch Player of the Year was only in its second season when Curry won it, after leading the league in clutch points, field goals and three-pointers.

Which NBA honor, decided by a vote of the league's players, did Curry win after his second season?

The Sportsmanship Award brought Curry the Joe Dumars Trophy, named for its first winner. He was 23, and his first MVP trophy was four seasons away.

Which defensive statistic did Curry lead the whole NBA in during his second MVP season, 2015–16?

Steals came at 2.14 a game that season, after he had led the league in total steals the year before. One 2015 analysis rated him among the NBA's most effective defenders at his position.

Which Hall of Fame forward did Curry pass in 2017 as the Warriors' career leader in playoff points?

Rick Barry is the only player to have led the NCAA, the ABA and the NBA in scoring. Curry overtook his Warriors playoff total during a sweep in the 2017 West finals.

Whose NBA record of 127 straight games with a made three-pointer did Curry break in February 2016?

Kyle Korver's streak fell during a 51-point night for Curry. His own run ended at 157 the next season, when he missed all ten of his three-point attempts in one game.

Which third seed did Curry's Warriors upset in 2013 for the first playoff series win of his career?

Denver Nuggets fans had just watched a 57-win season, the franchise's best since joining the NBA. Curry's sixth-seeded Warriors ended it in six games.

Curry scored 40 in a 25-point comeback to open the 2017 West finals after which Spurs star was hurt?

Kawhi Leonard landed on a defender's foot with his team far ahead and missed the rest of the series, which the Warriors swept on the way to a 12–0 start to the playoffs.

Curry and Shaquille O'Neal executive-produced which Oscar-winning 2021 short film?

The Queen of Basketball profiles Lusia Harris, the only woman officially drafted by an NBA team, who was pregnant and declined the try-out. It won the documentary-short Oscar in 2022.

Which Oakland-born director co-produced the 2023 Apple TV+ documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated?

Ryan Coogler produced it through his company Proximity Media, with Peter Nicks directing. The film runs from Curry's 2008 NCAA tournament run to his 2022 title.

Which second-seeded team did Curry's Wildcats stun from 17 points down in the 2008 NCAA tournament?

Georgetown held Curry to five points before halftime, then watched him score 25 after it in a 74–70 comeback win.

In which 2024 Peacock comedy does Curry play himself opposite Adam Pally as a former teenage phenom?

Mr. Throwback has Pally's character worm his way back into Curry's life to pay off a debt. The critics' consensus said the show gets considerable lift from a very game Curry.

Which American Ballet Theatre star wrote Curry's tribute for the 2016 Time 100 list?

Misty Copeland wrote that Curry pairs a skill set nobody had seen before with the flair of a performance artist. The two shared a sportswear sponsor at the time.

Which 2016 cookbook by Ayesha Curry, wife of Stephen Curry, came four years before The Full Plate?

The Seasoned Life arrived the same year she began hosting her own Food Network cooking series, Ayesha's Homemade.

Which MLB team drafted Curry's father Dell in 1985, a year before he entered the NBA?

The Baltimore Orioles took him in the 14th round after a 6–1 record with a 3.81 ERA for his college team. Texas had already drafted him out of high school in 1982.

At which college did Curry's younger brother play after transferring from Liberty University?

Duke got a player who had led every freshman in the country in scoring at Liberty. He kept the family's jersey number there, went undrafted in 2013 and reached the NBA anyway.

Which carmaker's SUV, his prize as 2016 MVP, did Curry donate to an East Oakland youth charity?

Kia sponsored the MVP award and gave the winner a vehicle. Curry gave his Sorento to a non-profit in the neighborhood around the Warriors' home court.

Which role did Curry's old college hand him in 2025, while he was an active player?

Assistant general manager was an advisory post shared with a fellow alumnus. The pair also set up an eight-figure fund for the men's and women's basketball teams.

Which Japanese online retailer named Curry its global brand ambassador in 2019?

Rakuten was already the Warriors' jersey sponsor. For one promotion Curry posed as a team-shop employee and helped 20 Bay Area children on a shopping spree.

Which Hollywood studio signed Curry's production company to a multiyear film and TV deal in 2018?

Sony Pictures gave the company a home on its Culver City lot and a brief to make faith-based and family-friendly work across film, television and games.

With which Chinese sportswear company did Curry Brand sign a ten-year partnership in June 2026?

Li-Ning, founded by a former Olympic gymnast, signed the deal months after Curry ended a twelve-year run with his previous shoe sponsor.