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LeBron James made waves last week when he named Steph Curry as the one player he would like to play with other than his son, Bronny.
When asked about James' comments, the Warriors star pointed to the NBA All-Star Game as a time for them to join forces before noting he's comfortable with his current situation.
"Well, he's got his wish," Curry told 95.7 The Game. "When he's the captain he's picked me the last two All-Star games. I don't know if that suffices, but I'm good right now."
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"Whenever you get the interest or curiosity of what it would be like to play with the MVP-caliber dude that he is, one of the greatest of all time, it's cool, that's amazing. We all can live in that fantasy world."
While some might have taken Curry's dismissal as a dig, the two-time MVP explained to Draymond Green on "The Draymond Green Show" that he likes to live in reality and still remembers a time when James came to his college games to cheer him on.
“In terms of him picking one player he would want to play with other than his son, and my name comes up, it is surreal because I will never be so far removed from this time when I was in Detroit playing in a Sweet 16 game and this dude was in his fourth or fifth season, and he’s coming to my game and supporting and cheering and doing all that stuff," Curry told Green. "Even at the place he was at in his career – the future superstar, Hall of Famer, potentially greatest of all time – the fact that we are 13 years removed from that and he’s saying that, it’s still crazy. … I will never be too far removed from my journey so that’s dope and that’s the surreal part.
“The other part is, you take a fantasy draft and you’re building a team out and you take what Bron can do and the way that I can shoot the ball, obviously there’s a curiosity of like, ‘What would that look like?' " Curry continued. "But also there’s a realism and that’s why I said, ‘I’m good right now,' is, you can never let your mind go from what you know is your situation and your moment, your time and who I have been rocking with from Day 1.
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"That’s my best answer because it’s fantasy, it’s wild but there’s a respect and appreciation and a surrealness because of where I came from and how we interacted in college. But if this was 2K that would be pretty lethal”
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Obviously, James' desire to play with the greatest shooter in NBA history isn't hard to understand.
“[He’s] lethal, man," James said on an episode of "The Shop." "When he gets out his car, you better guard him right from the moment he pulls up to the arena. Soon as he gets out of his car, you better guard his ass. You might want to guard him when he gets out of bed. Swear to God.”
The idea of Curry and James teaming up is one neutral basketball fans would love to see. But given James' history as the Warriors' rival, the pairing might only live in the digital world.
It's hard not to be curious. Curry certainly is.
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