{"id":66802,"date":"2025-06-03T08:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=66802"},"modified":"2025-06-03T08:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:17:07","slug":"stephen-curry-jalen-brunson-put-in-laughable-conversation-by-a-former-nfl-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=66802","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry, Jalen Brunson Put in Laughable Conversation by a Former NFL Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sixerswire.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/08\/29\/SSIX\/74994798007-jalen-brunson.jpg?width=1200&amp;disable=upscale&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Sixers' Jared McCain using Steph Curry, Jalen Brunson as influences\" \/>Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u00a0guard\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/stephen-curry\">Stephen Curry<\/a>\u00a0suffered an unfortunate end to his season when he left Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals with a hamstring injury. There was a belief and hope that Curry could have returned if the series had gone to Game 6, but they fell short.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Knicks, they fell to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/indiana-pacers\/\">Indiana Pacers<\/a>\u00a0in the Eastern Conference Finals in a tough-fought series. The Pacers seemed to bother Brunson down the stretch of the series. His frustration visibly boiled over when he headbutted Andrew Nembhard, John Starks style.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"stephen-curry-jalen-brunson-put-in-hilarious-conversation\">Stephen Curry, Jalen Brunson put in hilarious conversation<\/h2>\n<p>Curry and Brunson are two of the game&#8217;s best scorers in the league and expectations of them will continue to be high, even with Curry at age 37.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-placeholder\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-b4f58173b84f4c7db94e19734c43b951\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0player LeSean McCoy shared his controversial belief regarding Curry and Brunson on Fox Sports 1&#8217;s The Facility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This might not be popular because I&#8217;m a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/stephen-curry\">Steph Curry<\/a>\u00a0fan, but I would say, one on one, I think Brunson scores better than Steph one on one,&#8221; said McCoy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;This might not be popular because I&#39;m a Steph Curry fan but I would say 1 on 1, I think [Jalen] Brunson scores better than Steph 1 on 1.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014LeSean McCoy<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFacilityFS1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheFacilityFS1<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GCm6lLayyA\">pic.twitter.com\/GCm6lLayyA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1929666425767317987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Brunson is more of a threat to blow by his defender, often drawing contact, Curry remains the best shooter in the game, both currently and all-time. Curry&#8217;s quick release gives him the capability of hitting a quick step-back in almost any defender&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen what kind of moves the Warriors make to bolster their roster in the offseason. They have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/jonathan-kuminga\">Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>, who could be used in a sign-and-trade to acquire someone to anchor the defense, as size was a concern for them throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body\">\n<p>The offseason moves will be quite telling, as the Warriors will head into next season with a &#8220;championship or bust&#8221; mentality. It could prove to be a last-dance scenario, as Curry will be 38 years old after next season, and Steve Kerr won&#8217;t be under contract unless an extension is signed between now and then.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golden State Warriors\u00a0guard\u00a0Stephen Curry\u00a0suffered an unfortunate end to his season when he left Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals with a hamstring injury. 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