Steph Curry and LeBron James have all the time been rivals on the court docket, however for the primary time ever, the pair are teaming as much as attempt to win gold for Staff USA on the Paris Olympics.
Very like each NBA fan, it nonetheless doesn’t really feel actual to Curry having LeBron on his aspect for as soon as.
“Having LeBron as a teammate is like surreal as a result of you might have so many battles backwards and forwards,” Curry advised Yahoo Sports activities. “You admire his sport, you already know what he’s about and to see the work up shut and private day-after-day, to see how he prepares, how he talks and practices. I’ve by no means had that vantage level of him.
“So, simply excited to see how our video games complement one another and, and, you already know, construct that chemistry that’s gonna assist lead this group.”
The four-time Warriors champion then delved into how he and LeBron’s relationship has advanced, a relationship which started of their NCAA days.
“The connection began out nice in the beginning to not say it was unhealthy at any level, however it was nice after I was within the NCAA’s,” Curry defined.
“…And you already know, you’re gonna have some, some unhealthy blood on the market, however by all of it, I’m a agency believer you could be aggressive, you may have that killer intuition and see blood on the opposite aspect, however nonetheless have the utmost respect for who you’re taking part in towards.
“And that’s the final word praise for a man like Bron who’s all the time pushed the bar, you already know, greater and better with every little thing that he’s executed.
“So to now be in a scenario the place we’re nonetheless in the identical convention, they beat us within the playoffs final 12 months and like there’s nonetheless that competitors, however I can totally get pleasure from this expertise and get to know him at a a lot deeper stage as teammates.
“And, I feel that’s what we each deserve at this stage in our profession. It’s fairly dope.”
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