we want you to take that shot

Posted: April 26th, 2025 | Tags: | No Comments »
Steph Curry and Kevin Durant on the bench during a game in 2018. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) (courtesy of The Athletic)

this article about steph curry, “Why one simple word defines Steph Curry’s leadership with the Warriors,” is so inspiring:

Quinn Cook, Warriors guard: Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against the (Houston) Rockets. 2018. I had missed a big shot in Game 5 and had sent Steph, Kevin (Durant), Klay (Thompson) and Draymond (Green) a message after the game in the middle of the night like: “My bad.” All those guys were like: “Don’t worry about it. We want you to take that shot.” We won Game 6 and Game 7, and me and Steph were walking back from the trophy presentation on the court to the locker room and I was crying. I know it was just going to the finals; usually you cry when you win the finals. But I’d been through a lot to get to that point. He put his arm around me and was like: “Man, it’s good to see that guys really care.”

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Jim Fox, Davidson assistant coach: He wants to be the best player in the world but also wants to be the best teammate in the world.

the best teammate in the world — that’s almost enough (see this award)

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