Stephen Curry is now the official king of 3-pointers in the NBA. Of course, players like Trae Young, Donovan Mitchell, LeBron James, and the rest of the league joined the Golden State Warriors star in celebration of the historic feat.
Chef Curry went cooking early on Tuesday against the New York Knicks. He entered the game needing just two triples to break Ray Allen's record, and he did not waste any time as he banked two 3-pointers in the opening minutes to claim the 3-point throne.
Here's Curry making his 2794th triple to claim the top spot in the all-time list:
STEPH. CURRY. ๐๐๐
KING OF THE THREE POINTER!
๐๐๐pic.twitter.com/JymkDRoHSIโ ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) December 15, 2021
After witnessing Curry's historic moment, several NBA stars took to Twitter to show their respect and admiration for the Warriors sharpshooter. Among the first to react were the likes of Young,ย Mitchell and Buddy Hield, who were all definitely inspired by the GOAT shooter.
This is crazy man.. literally a GAME CHANGER! Wow!!! Congrats @StephenCurry30
โ Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) December 15, 2021
Special!! Congrats @StephenCurry30 ๐๐พ๐๐พ
โ Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) December 15, 2021
Steph ๐๐พ๐ฏ ๐
โ Buddy Love !!!! (@buddyhield) December 15, 2021
LeBron also expressed his amazement to Curry, who he referred to as โbrother.โ
Just landed in Dallas to see @StephenCurry30 broke the record and to make it even doper he did it in the GARDEN!! WOW CONGRATS BROTHER!! INCREDIBLE ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
โ LeBron James (@KingJames) December 15, 2021
Other superstars like Chris Paul, Rudy Gobert, and Jamal Murray also congratulated the Warriors guard for the impressive milestone. After all, it's definitely a record that will stand for a long time, if not forever.
Craziness ๐ฅ๐ฅ congrats ๐@StephenCurry30
โ Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) December 15, 2021
History!! Congrats @StephenCurry30!! ๐๐พโ๐พ
โ Chris Paul (@CP3) December 15, 2021
Greatness.๐ฎ @StephenCurry30
โ Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) December 15, 2021
Stephen Curry is already considered the greatest shooter of all time, and with his recent achievement, he just cemented that status further. That is quite clear with the kind of reception he got from his peers around the NBA.
The Warriors star's record-breaking feat is no longer a surprise, especially since many people have expected it to happen over the weekend. However, that didn't lessen how special the moment was, both for Curry, the Warriors, Allen and the rest of the league.
Here are other reactions from around the NBA:
Greatness! Congrats @StephenCurry30 ๐ฏ
โ RJ (@RjHampton14) December 15, 2021
History ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
โ Terrence Ross (@TerrenceRoss) December 15, 2021
Congrats my guy @StephenCurry30 ๐๐๐
โ Eric Paschall (@epaschall) December 15, 2021
Congrats @StephenCurry30 living legend ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
โ Miles Bridges (@MilesBridges) December 15, 2021
Greatest shooter of all time ๐ @StephenCurry30 congrats bro!!!!!
โ Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) December 15, 2021
Mann breaking the record in the garden is almost too good to be true โฆ. Legendary stuff @StephenCurry30 congrats!!
โ Maurice Harkless (@moe_harkless) December 15, 2021
Iam a Witnessed!!! Congrts @StephenCurry30 on becoming the all leader in 3s made๐ซ
โ DWade (@DwyaneWade) December 15, 2021
Congrats @StephenCurry30! Now only 2,973 more to tie, Iโm coming for you!!! ๐ ๐จ
โ DeAndre Jordan ๐บ (@DeAndre) December 15, 2021
Take a bow, Steph.