LeBron James and Steph Curry had by no means performed collectively on Crew USA previous to this summer season, however that drought ended when James gave Curry a name within the fall.
“He was the primary particular person I talked to,” Curry mentioned in current days, in accordance with ESPN. “‘Would this be one thing I’d need to do?’ And from there it was like, ‘Let’s get it.’”
Curry performed for Crew USA on the FIBA World Cup in 2010 and 2014, however has by no means been to the Olympics.
“I’ve performed with Crew USA earlier than on the world championship stage, however I don’t know what to anticipate with regards to this problem and this expertise. And so I had the first-practice jitters.
“… Add the surrealness of who’s on this crew and all of the battles that we’ve had over the course of our careers and the truth that we get to place that power collectively as teammates. So I’m having fun with each minute of this.”
Curry added that he had the utmost respect for James regardless of having intense battles with him within the Finals over time.
“It was like a wholesome resentment of any person that’s standing in your means,” Curry mentioned of his playoff battles towards James. “However via all of it, there’s clearly the utmost respect for who he’s as an individual and participant and like how good he’s and the problem of attempting to beat him and attempting to resolve that downside yearly.”
The 2 rivals-turned-teammates didn’t take lengthy to create a memorable second on the courtroom when Crew USA performed Canada of their first Olympic warmup recreation on Wednesday, with Curry feeding James for an emphatic alley-oop.
Crew USA will return to the courtroom once they face Australia in Abu Dhabi on July 15.
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