Stephen Curry is one of the best, most well-respected, and most popular players in the NBA, but his quick rise in the league reportedly rubbed some of his peers the wrong way. In 2017, Marcus Thompson of The Athletic, author of the book “Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry,” explained to “The Big Lead with Jason McIntyre” that Curry is not all that popular with some of the league’s biggest stars, including LeBron James. “There’s this thing there with he and LeBron that’s a little weird,” Thompson said. According to Thompson, James and Curry were close from Curry’s days at Davidson to his early years in the league. Thompson said James was “like a mentor” to Curry, but as Curry’s game improved,
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LeBron James and some of the NBA’s biggest stars reportedly have ‘disdain’ toward Stephen Curry that he doesn’t understand
Stephen Curry is one of the best, most well-respected, and most popular players in the NBA, but his quick rise in the league reportedly rubbed some of his peers the wrong way. In 2017, Marcus Thompson of The Athletic, author of the book “Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry,” explained to “The Big Lead…
Report: Cauley injured in post-Memorial accident
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Capitals swipe Stanley Cup Final lead with win
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Max Scherzer’s surprise single, mad dash beat Braves
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HRs by Vazquez, Benintendi lift Sox to 40th win
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HRs by Vazquez, Benintendi lift Sox over Astros
The Red Sox were getting tired of being pushed around by the Astros. The trend started last October and continued into the first couple of games this series. But it all changed in satisfying fashion with a tense, 5-4 victory on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park. After working Justin Verlander hard enough to get…
Scherzer shows Nats in 14th he truly can ‘do it all’
Max Scherzer delivered a pinch-hit single in the 14th inning and scored on Wilmer Difo’s triple to beat the Braves. Michael A. Taylor and Juan Soto homered for Washington, while Johan Camargo’s three-run shot provided Atlanta all of its offense. Jesse Biddle struck out eight over three innings of relief in extras, while the Nationals’…
Trout smacks 19th HR to tie for MLB lead
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Cavaliers’ Smith changes tune on Finals blunder
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