BOSTON — Boston fans haven’t held back on the Steph Curry garbage talks, but the Warriors superstar is one of them. like.
Curry has been a fan of the Red Sox since he was a kid, a fantasy that began despite his younger brother, Seth, being a fan of the New York Yankees. When the Red Sox won World Series titles in 2013 and 2018, Curry sent out celebratory tweets. Clearly, he has drawn a lot of inspiration from Red Sox Hall of Famer David Ortiz.
“Those iconic moments that Big Puppy was always a part of, even the championship moments, the way he was an ambassador for the city, the spokesman for the city, just I think his welcome with this city And there was chemistry. It’s all definitely inspiring,” Curry said in practice on Wednesday.
Curry had “a bachelor party raver at a Red Sox game in 2011,” he said, for two games against the Chicago Cubs. Growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curry didn’t have many trips to Fenway. But after his second year in the league, Curry gets a chance to meet Big Papi at his bachelor party.
“Give me a bat. To go deep into the Green Monster and just look at the environment and culture he was trying to continue as an iconic Red Sox player,” he said.
Steph, Kel and Dre on a plane
Curry, Klay Thompson and Drummond Green have been playing together for 10 years, including six postseasons running deep into the summer. They have spent a lot of time together – on the court, in practice, in the air. Maybe too much time.
Warriors general manager Bob Myers was surprised to see the trio sit down together at a table on a six-hour flight to Boston for Game 6 on Tuesday.
“It’s weird, we sat on the plane yesterday and we were sitting at the same table and Bob walked up to us and he’s like, man, you’re all funny, you all still sit together,” Green said. . The group is closely tied in NBA lore – with a Game 5 win, they became the first NBA trio to win 20 NBA Finals games in the past 30 years.
“You all don’t understand, it’s been ten years. It doesn’t happen,” said Green. “Friends are still sitting together at the same table. It’s like people haven’t been on the same team for ten years, Still sitting at the same table and enjoying each other’s conversation and presence.”
Thompson remembers the plane ride a little differently. Yes, all three were sitting together. But Thompson was trying to take some shut-eye. And possibly avoid Green.
“I have some money at Domino’s, so I don’t want to see her too often,” Thompson smiled. “Weird. That’s what happened two days ago. I was half asleep. Draymond and Bob were talking their hearts out for six hours on a plane ride. I was just trying to get some sleep . happy times.”
The Warriors have been called for about 22% more fouls than the Celtics, yet it was Boston in Game 5 that was dodged by the caretaker.
After losing Monday night, Celtics coach Ime Udoka admitted that caretaker “got us.”
The Celtics seemed aloof for most of the game as they argued for every call. Udoka was slapped with a technical glitch for complaining to officials at the end of the first quarter after Robert Williams III was called out for a shooting foul on Andrew Wiggins.
Boston’s disappointment spread in the second half. Marcus Smart was throwing his body around as he was practically begging for a foul.
Thompson said the Warriors don’t necessarily feed an opponent who loses his temper in the middle of a game.
“I don’t think we focus too much on it, to be honest. We have a next-to-play mentality,” he said. “We are concerned about taking a great shot in those moments, not the second What is the team talking about?
“Basketball is a very constant sport. If you talk to the officials all night, you can get in your way.”
This is something the Celtics hope to fix in Game 6 as they face elimination.
“It’s a physical chain,” Udoka said. “We’ve been complaining too many times throughout the game … something we need to block and get better overall.”
Staff writer Madeline Kenney contributed to this story.
