Steph Curry’s Historic Sharpshooting Amazes NBA Fans in Warriors vs. Clippers

Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTFeatured Columnist IVFebruary 15, 2024

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Stephen Curry is not of this world.

The Golden State Warriors superstar had a ridiculous night on Wednesday, hitting one of the most ridiculous pregame warmup shots you’ll ever see before making history in the game itself against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Warriors on NBCS @NBCSWarriorsTHIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨

STEPH FULL-COURT TUNNEL SHOT 😱 pic.twitter.com/rWCfjq9Xxl

Golden State Warriors @warriorsHE LAUNCHES IT.

HE SCORES. pic.twitter.com/7sB3AGCpz2

The dude is just different, and NBA fans and pundits alike couldn’t believe what they saw:

Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKidsSteph Curry is not a real human pic.twitter.com/clbxeKI3NM

Jack Cassidy  @RealJackCassidySteph Curry buries a from the tunnel full court shot!

This effin guy, man 😅 #nbapic.twitter.com/kSBxepOF6C

ClutchPoints Betting @CPBettingSTEPH CURRY HAS UNLIMITED RANGE!!! OMG😳pic.twitter.com/Fyf3yYyPW3

James T. Yoder @JamesYoderThis is insane from Steph Curry pic.twitter.com/2loyplyQbK

Sifu @MEdwardsBballSteph Curry Is One Of The Greatest Shows On Earth! 😎

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Jim Park🏀🌌 @SheridanblogSteph Curry is a Basketball God https://t.co/zwuFsSCrGd

Athlete Swag @AthleteSwagSteph Curry is unreal 🤯 pic.twitter.com/83hIuW6b9C

Surely this was the only amazing thing Curry would do on the night, right?

LOL. Wrong. Try again.

There was an actual basketball game to played, and all Curry did during that was become the first NBA player in history to hit seven three-pointers in four straight games:

NBA @NBASTEPH CURRY!

The 1st player in NBA history to hit 7+ 3-pointers in 4 consecutive games 👏👨‍🍳

LAC-GSW on ESPN pic.twitter.com/ieOjtNE0tL

Fidel🇰🇪 @fidelmaithyaI’m not even surprised, Stephen Curry becomes the first ever player in NBA history to make 7 three pointers in 4 straight games. We take it for granted but Wardell is one special player

Mr Miyagi @Andrejestor1Stephen Curry is the Best Basketball Player in the world

Dear Darrian 🐱 @MaskofIov2Steph Curry is my GOAT man

Da Silva @dherriq21Steph-him Curry!! 🐐

Are you surprised by any of this? Curry has made a career out of consistently hitting ridiculous shots from deep, either in warmups or in a game itself. He’s basically IRL aimbot.

The Warriors have had their ups-and-downs in the 2023-24 season, coming into Wednesday night just 26-25 on the year. But Curry hasn’t been the issue, as he’s averaged a cool 28 points and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 42.1 percent from beyond the arc.

And here’s the wild thing—that’s actually a slight down year for Curry from three, as he’s a career 42.7 percent shooter from deep. That’s the 12th-best mark in NBA history, by the way.

There are a lot of arguments when it comes to GOAT conversations in the NBA, but here’s one that isn’t up for debate—Curry is the greatest shooter to ever grace a basketball court.

He has the most three-pointers in NBA history. He’s the only player to ever make more than 400 threes in a season (402 in 2015-16). His four seasons with 300 or threes are more than every other player in NBA history combined (James Harden hit 378 threes in 2018-19, while Klay Thompson did so in 2022-23 with 301, and that’s it).

Curry is different, and NBA fans would be wise to enjoy every ridiculous shot as his legendary career winds to a close. He provided several reminders of that on Wednesday night.