Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry says he was just joking when he said the original moon landing was fake on a podcast with teammate Andre Iguodala and Atlanta Hawks players Vince Carter and Kent Bazemore.

Stephen Curry's joke did get him a NASA invite, though, so looks like it was worth it. The two-time league MVP says he is going to accept NASA's invitation to tour the lunar lab at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

“Obviously I was joking when I was talking on the podcast,” Curry said, via Nick Friedell of ESPN. “I was silently protesting how stupid it was that people actually took that quote and made it law as, ‘Oh my God, he's a fake moon landing truther,' whatever you want to call it, yada, yada, yada. So I was silently protesting that part about it, how the story took a life of its own.

“But in terms of the reaction that I've gotten, I am definitely going to take [NASA] up on their offer. I am going to educate myself firsthand on everything that NASA has done and shine a light on their tremendous work over the years. And hopefully people understand that education is power, informing yourself is power.

“For kids out there that hang on every word that we say, which is important, understand that you should not believe something just because somebody says it. You should do your homework and understand what you actually believe. But I'm going to go to NASA and I'm going to enjoy the experience whole-heartedly.”

Stephen Curry admitted he was surprised his comments went viral. The sharpshooter thought it was pretty obvious he was joking considering he was on a podcast with friends and the tone of his voice. But Curry now gets to tour the lunar lab, so he's winning regardless.