Stephen Curry may look like a mild-mannered guy. He has a loving family, is never in trouble and generally seems like a wholesome human being to be around.
But on the basketball court, Curry is as competitive as anyone. And against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, he won't be any different.
Curry will likely defend Lonzo Ball, and as he told ESPN's Chris Haynes, he won't hold back.
āWhen you're playing guys at my position every single night, that kind of just happens naturally when you're out on the court,ā he told ESPN. āIt's the same way people try to go at me in the post or go at me in switch situations, that back and forth. That happens. And same with me, I want to know if a guy is real or not on the court. When it comes to personally or their background and all that type of stuff, that's when basketball becomes too serious. At the end of the day, we're all trying to accomplish the same goals. So, I don't need an extra edge in that department.ā
Ball has fielded these this type of competition before. It happened in the very first game of the season when Patrick Beverly of the L.A. Clippers hounded the Lakers rookie all night.
Ball also heard comments from Marcin Gortat of the Washington Wizards earlier this season when he mentioned how John Wall was going to defend him after Lavar Ball said his son doesn't lose twice in one week.
manā¦.. pleaseeeeee!!! @JohnWall will torture him for 48min šššš
ā Marcin Gortatšµš± (@MGortat) October 23, 2017
Being that tonight is the first time the Lakers will play the Warriors this season, it's not surprising that Curry is answering questions about how he will play against Ball.
For Ball to succeed, he has to have a mentality similar to Curry's and take games like this as a challenge. Because like Curry said, there are talented point guards on every team in the NBA.
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