Golden State Warriors Rumors
Get a free trial NBA Central: Draymond Green and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope both say they heard players on the Clippers quit in the bubble, even while up 3-1, and wanted to go home 😳 (🎥 @TheVolumeSports ) pic.twitter.com/qd9zRbUupX
That’s all Mogbo had to hear. He was all in. No matter how unlikely the dream seemed, he was going to find a way to make it happen. “I would always tell my mom, I’m going to play against Steph Curry one day,” Mogbo remembered. “She’s like, ‘You’ve gotta put in the work to play against him.’ So, that [was] the challenge.” “We had our struggles, but he was always determined,” Ms. Mogbo said. “He was always ready. He would say, ‘Mom, I need my breakfast at whatever time, I’m training with the coach at LA Fitness at such and such time, please be ready,’ and he would be sitting in the car before me. He’s that kind of kid.”
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Stephen Curry on 2012 Olympics: 'I didn’t get picked because I wasn’t on the level I needed to be'
“In 2012, I didn’t get picked because I wasn’t on the level I needed to be,” said Curry about the 2012 USA Basketball gold medal team that included Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and James Harden. “In ’16, I was coming off the Finals run and I didn’t feel I would get the rest I needed to get ready for the next season. And in 2020, it was a COVID year. And just that whole process, I don’t remember what was going on family wise. But it wasn’t a good time for me. “[Warriors teammate] Draymond [Green] played. He won twice (2016 and 2020). So, obviously I was watching him and missed out. This year, the stars aligned. It feels great. I’ve obviously had some time off for the ramp-up and Paris. It is all really cool.”
What is it like not only playing on this star-studded USA team, but also playing with LeBron James for the first time? Stephen Curry: Obviously, me and LeBron have never been teammates in a competitive environment. And seeing how our games match, complement each other has been awesome so far… Everybody is just here, having fun, and understands the moment from top to bottom. The team that we have: myself, KD [Durant], LeBron, the champs [from the Boston Celtics], J.T. [Jayson Tatum], Jrue [Holiday], Joel [Embiid], I know that this is probably my one and only [Olympic] playing experience and I’m playing with guys I probably will never play with again at this level; it’s special. Me, K [Durant] and LeBron took the [same] picture that MJ [Michael Jordan], Larry Bird and Magic [Johnson] took [during the 1992 Olympics]. I can’t wait to get that on my wall and get them to sign it. It’s just an honor knowing what we’ve all done in our careers. The fact that we are the elder statesman with ’Bron still playing at a high level.
“I’m surprised a lot of people are realizing that this is my first time playing in the Olympics,” Curry told Andscape on July 8. “I did play for Team USA in 2010 and 2014 on the World Championship team. I missed out on the three Olympic opportunities I’ve had while I’ve been in the league. So, I’m excited about it. I have a little bit of FIBA experience. The team that we have is amazing. Paris, where the world competition of basketball is right now, there is no cake walk. It’s going to be tough for us to win. “So, personally, it’s the one thing I haven’t been able to experience: Being an Olympian. Hopefully we will win gold. At this stage in my career, it’s give me an opportunity to just be so present in the moment and have fun playing basketball. It’s such a pure expression of the game. We’re all just trying to win, so it’s cool.”
ClutchPoints: Steph Curry, LeBron James and the USA Basketball Men’s Olympic team are on their way to Paris 🇫🇷 (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/4HEEtyVza9
Going into next season, do you have anything to prove? You missed a lot of time and are returning to a competitive group, how do you feel as you prepare for another campaign? Tari Eason: I don’t have too many words on that. I’m going to let my game do the talking. A lot of stuff has been said, a lot of ways people view me, I hear it all. But I’m not here to prove anything. Are you referring to last season’s incident with the Golden State Warriors? Is that a part of the noise you’re talking about? Tari Eason: Yeah, just the outside noise. It doesn’t matter to me. Even as far as the Draymond (Green) thing, I was hurt and it was unfortunate that I couldn’t be out there to support my guys, but I didn’t even want that thing to blow up as much as it did. At the end of the day, you gotta put your money where your mouth is. It didn’t happen for us, but it’s fuel to the fire.
ClutchPoints: Steph Curry casually walking around the NBA store in London surprised this lucky fan 🙌 (via @warriors) pic.twitter.com/G2IIfWFUsw
