Team USA defeated Team France 98-87 in the Gold Medal Match at the Olympics on Saturday, thanks in large part to Steph Curry's four threes in the final three minutes. NBA legend Magic Johnson, who was a part of the 1992 USA Olympic “Dream Team,” was impressed.
Johnson congratulated the Americans after the game, via his social media.
“Big shout out to the US Men’s Basketball team for beating France in a very close game to secure gold!! Steph Curry came in clutch again with 8 threes! 🔥🤯” Johnson said.
While LeBron James was named MVP of the Olympics, Curry was the shooting maestro. The four-time NBA champion dropped 36 points on 9-of-14 shooting from long range in USA's 95-91 semifinal victory over Serbia before registering another 24 points against France.
NBA fans often debate who the greatest point guard of all time is between Curry and Magic. Do Curry's Olympic heroics give him the edge?
Steph Curry's play at the Olympics brings him closer to Magic Johnson
Johnson addressed his thoughts on the legacy talk, via The D.A. Show.
“It's about the numbers, right? Does he have more than five championships?” Johnson asked. “Does he have more than three Finals MVPs? Does he have more than three NBA league MVPs? And then you take into account the playoffs. Who's number one in assists? Who's number one in triple-doubles? Who's number two in double-doubles? Who's number four in steals? That's me. So if he has more than all of those things, then I guess he's number one. But if he doesn't, then we know the answer.”
While Curry can now say he's a better Olympian than Johnson was, as the elder statesman only scored eight points per game in the 1992 games, the former Los Angeles Laker's points are hard to refute. Johnson still has the edge over Curry in most categories other than shooting, as the Golden State Warrior is the greatest of all time in that arena. However, Curry is not done yet despite being 36 years old, so he still has time to catch up.
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