Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry may have just affected his Olympic Team candidacy after dismantling Gregg Popovich's San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.
Curry has previously expressed his interest about playing for the 2020 Olympics, the quadrennial even that has since been rescheduled to 2021. Popovich is set to man the sidelines of Team USA, along with Steve Kerr as his assistant. However, following the Warriors' blowout 114-91 victory against the Spurs, Coach Pop has seemingly changed his mind.
After the Dubs' win, Kerr said in his postgame presser that Pop jokingly told him he's no longer considering Steph for Team USA after embarrassing him.
“He told me after the game that he had been considering Steph for the Olympic team, but he said after the way Steph embarrassed him tonight he's no longer in consideration,” Kerr said while chuckling, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.
Jokes aside, it's not hard to understand Gregg Popovich's statement. After all, Stephen Curry exploded for 32 points on an efficient 11-of-20 shooting against the Spurs–finishing as the only player to score over 20 in the game. The Warriors superstar also recorded four rebounds and two assists to help Golden State lead by as much as24 points at one point.
The Spurs' latest performance is a vast contrast to their previous outing against the Warriors that saw them take the W, 105-100. While Curry also scored 32 in the said showdown, Pop and Co. were able to respond offensively behind DeMar DeRozan and Dejounte Murray.
For what it's worth, Coach pop might want to reconsider Steph for Team USA in the Olympics, as the All-Star shooter is clearly having one of the best seasons of his career in an individual standpoint, per Kerr.
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