Steph Curry and LeBron James have at all times been rivals on the court docket, however for the primary time ever, the pair are teaming as much as try to win gold for Workforce USA on the Paris Olympics.
Very like each NBA fan, it nonetheless doesn’t really feel actual to Curry having LeBron on his facet for as soon as.
“Having LeBron as a teammate is like surreal as a result of you will have so many battles backwards and forwards,” Curry informed Yahoo Sports activities. “You admire his recreation, what he’s about and to see the work up shut and private day by 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, , construct that chemistry that’s gonna assist lead this crew.”
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 dangerous at any level, however it was nice once I was within the NCAA’s,” Curry defined.
“…And , you’re gonna have some, some dangerous blood on the market, however by means of all of it, I’m a agency believer you might be aggressive, you possibly can have that killer intuition and see blood on the opposite facet, however nonetheless have the utmost respect for who you’re enjoying in opposition to.
“And that’s the last word praise for a man like Bron who’s at all times pushed the bar, , larger and better with every part that he’s completed.
“So to now be in a state of affairs the place we’re nonetheless in the identical convention, they beat us within the playoffs final yr and like there’s nonetheless that competitors, however I can absolutely take pleasure in 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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