Steph Curry Hit His Classic Celebration While Lighting Up a Random Pickup Game

June 9, 2024 Jimm Sallivan

It’s safe to say that Stephen Curry never sleeps when it comes to prepping in the offseason.

A video was recently posted of the Golden State Warriors star putting in some work in a local open run in Sacramento, but he looked like he was also having fun with it.

After he missed his first three-point attempt, Curry got ahold of the ball again and drained a three-point shot. Almost instinctually, Curry reenacted his famous “Night Night” celebration. That competitive nature must run in his blood because this moment at an open run was very different him using this celebration during the NBA playoffs, for instance.

Steph Curry hits the Night Night at an open run in Sacramento 😴😂🔥

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— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) June 9, 2024

Not even normal people are safe from Curry dropping huge shots and unleashing his iconic celebrations.

Curry first started using the “Night Night” celebration during the Warriors’ 2022 NBA playoff run. He inspired other athletes, like New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu, at the time to begin using the celebration, too.

3 May 24 Jimm Sallivan

Draymond Green Has Message for Patrick Beverley After Postgame Meltdown

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, infamously known for his own on-court antics, shared a message to Patrick Beverley on his podcast in light of Thursday night's controversies surrounding the Milwaukee Bucks guard.

"Pat, you can't keep having these moments, man, at the end of these losses," Green said on The Draymond Green Show. "You starting to look like the kid that's going to grab the ball and say, 'I'm going home. I can't play. We're outta here. I'm leaving the park, it's my ball.'

"Come on, Pat."

Beverley went viral in the closing minutes of the Bucks' season-ending 120–98 loss to the Indiana Pacers for chucking a basketball at a fan behind Milwaukee's bench—twice.

"It opens up an entirely different can of worms," Green said of Beverley's basketball toss. "[NBA commissioner] Adam [Silver] going to have a problem on his hands with this one. It's about as close as you can get to going in the stands. That is forbidden for us."

After all that, Beverley dug himself in another hole in the Bucks' locker room. He refused to answer a reporter's question because she didn't subscribe to his podcast and asked her to leave the scrum around his locker.

"I actually try to take the complete opposite approach because I am very appreciative of the NBA supporting podcasts the way they do," Green said.

Beverley will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. If the 35-year-old finds a new NBA home the next few months, he likely will serve a suspension for his antics Thursday to begin the season.

31 May 24 Jimm Sallivan

Warriors’ Klay Thompson Appears Set to Hit Free Agency

One of the biggest question marks of the upcoming NBA offseason is Klay Thompson's future with the Golden State Warriors.

Thompson, 34, helped build a dynasty in the Bay Area after being selected by Golden State with the No. 11 pick of the 2011 NBA draft. Thirteen years and four championships later, Thompson is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer with no contract extension in sight.

The Athletic's Anthony Slater reported Thursday that there has been "no notable movement" toward a contract extension between Thompson and the Warriors, meaning one-half of the franchise's Splash Brothers duo will likely hit the open market this summer.

Thompson could still sign with the Warriors in free agency. He has said many times that he wants to retire in a Warriors uniform. Shortly after Golden State's season-ending loss to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in game in April—a contest in which Thompson scored zero points on 0-for-10 shooting—coach Steve Kerr shared the same sentiment.

"He's still got good years left. We want him back," Kerr said of Thompson. "Obviously, there's business at hand, and that has to be addressed. ... What Klay has meant to this franchise, as good he still is, we desperately want him back."

The Warriors have plenty of work to do this offseason after getting bounced in the play-in tournament. They have a big decision to make on guard Chris Paul, who has a $30 million non-guaranteed option for 2024-25 that becomes guaranteed if he's not waived by June 28. Warriors owner Joe Lacob also would prefer to get out of the luxury tax, where Golden State has operated in recent years.

Thompson, who averaged 17.9 points per game and shot 38.7% from three-point range last season, is confident he still has a few seasons of good basketball left. Where he suits up to finish off the final chapters of his career will be decided in the coming months.

7 Jun 24 Jimm Sallivan

List of Every NBA Finals Series to Go Seven Games

The 2024 NBA Finals tip off on Thursday night, as the Boston Celtics look to add an 11th Larry O'Brien Trophy to their trophy case, while the Dallas Mavericks look to secure the franchise's second-ever NBA title.

For viewing purposes, getting the opportunity to see a seven-game series between the Celtics and Mavericks would be wildly entertaining. It's somewhat uncommon for an NBA Finals series to go the full seven games, however. Throughout history, the NBA Finals has gone the full distance of seven games only 19 times.

Most recently, the 2016 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors was decided in seven games, but the past seven championships have been decided quicker than that.

Here's a look at every NBA Finals series that has gone seven games:

YEAR	MATCHUP
1951	Rochester Royals def. New York Knicks
1952	Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks
1954	Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals
1955	Syracuse Nationals def. Fort Wayne Pistons
1957	Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks
1960	Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks
1962	Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers
1966	Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers
1969	Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers
1970	New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers
1974	Boston Celtics def. Milwaukee Bucks
1978	Washington Bullets def. Seattle Supersonics
1984	Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers
1988	Los Angeles Lakers def. Detroit Pistons
1994	Houston Rockets def. New York Knicks
2005	San Antonio Spurs def. Detroit Pistons
2010	Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics
2013	Miami Heat def. San Antonio Spurs
2016	Cleveland Cavaliers def. Golden State Warriors

Game 7's have been few and far between in recent history. Since 1995, only four NBA Finals series have reached the coveted seventh game.

Of course, those that have gone the distance have resulted in some iconic moments, including the Cavaliers becoming the first team in league history to overcome a 3–1 deficit in the Finals in '16 against the Warriors.

Of the 19 Game 7's in NBA Finals history, only two have gone to overtime, and none since 1962 when the Celtics took down the Lakers.

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