NBA greats celebrate Steph’s legacy, impact at All-Star Weekend

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NBA greats celebrate Steph’s legacy, impact at All-Star Weekend originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO – The NBA’s biggest stars arrived at 7000 S Coliseum Way in Oakland on Saturday morning for 2025 NBA All-Star Media Day and practice.

An NBA game hadn’t been played in the building for six years, but you could hardly tell. The aura, the energy, and most importantly, the history inside the former Oracle Arena, now known as Oakland Arena, radiated throughout the building. That’s all because of one guy.

Steph Curry not only changed the trajectory of the Warriors organization when he came into the league in 2009, but after 16 seasons and counting, he singlehandedly has changed the way the game is played today. That was a collective statement shared by his peers around the league.

“We came in the same year, he’s changed the game,” Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden said of Curry. “He’s changed the game from his aura, obviously his shooting, his presence. Being in this arena gives me nightmares because I had to go against them. It was a real battle. We literally created teams just to beat the Warriors. Somehow, some way, they always ended up in the Finals.

“He’s done so much for this game. It’s going to be sad when guys like him, guys like [Kevin Durant] and [LeBron James], us to remove ourselves from the game, it’s going to be sad. But this is an opportunity for us to celebrate him being in San Francisco.”

The celebrations continued all weekend long for Curry, the Warriors and the entire Bay Area.

But it was important for players to recognize the man who all too often shies away from self-praise, especially for those who have endured so many hard-fought battles against him on the basketball court.

Similar to Harden, Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving reminisced on his relationship with Curry over the years dating back to their memorable NBA Finals matchups when he was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“Me and Steph’s relationship is ultra-competitive. That’s where it started from just because we didn’t really know each other coming into the league,” Irving…

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Publish date : 2025-02-17 18:09:00

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