Stephen Curry dunks for 1st time in 6 years, but Quentin Grimes’ 44 points leads Sixers to win over Warriors

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Stephen Curry’s dunk on Saturday night wasn’t as rare a sighting as Halley’s Comet. The celestial occurrence flies by the earth once every 76 years. But Curry hadn’t dunked in an NBA game in six years. In basketball terms, that might be an event that’s just as exceptional.

The extraordinary moment occurred midway through the fourth quarter, with the Golden State Warriors trailing the Philadelphia 76ers, 109-102. Tyrese Maxey missed a 3-pointer with the rebound tipped to Guerschon Yabusele. Buddy Hield stole the ball from Yabusele and fired the ball down court to Curry, who was running toward the basket.

Curry then took one dribble and elevated toward the rim. No layup off the backboard or finger roll into the basket this time. He slammed it through with his right hand. A dunk!

As Warriors play-by-play broadcaster Bob Fitzgerald said, “Take a picture!” He knew how rare a Curry dunk was. Being a professional, he called the play right away instead of being speechless — which would have been understandable.

That was Curry’s first dunk in six years. The last time he threw it down was on Feb. 21, 2019 against the Sacramento Kings. Curry ran off a screen by DeMarcus Cousins toward the baseline, took a pass from Kevin Durant and slammed down a two-hander. The Warriors bench erupted with excitement.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Curry even remembered the last time he dunked, describing the play exactly. Asked why he decided to dunk in Saturday’s game, Curry said he was feeling good after dealing with knee pain all season. He added that fans and media probably won’t see it again.

“That will probably be my last dunk, though. I’m calling it right now; that’s the last one you will see,” Curry said, via The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. He then specified who he pointed at on the Warriors’ bench after the play.

Steph Curry said tonight was the last dunk of his career: “I’m calling it right now.” He pointed at Jerry Stackhouse after it because Stackhouse asked him to dunk at shootaround today. He said his knees have been feeling well enough to try it. pic.twitter.com/Qr1UqwKIhI

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March…

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Publish date : 2025-03-02 14:52:00

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