Steph Curry and LeBron James have all the time been rivals on the court docket, however for the primary time ever, the pair are teaming as much as try to win gold for Crew USA on the Paris Olympics.
Very like each NBA fan, it nonetheless doesn’t really feel actual to Curry having LeBron on his facet for as soon as.
“Having LeBron as a teammate is like surreal as a result of you have got so many battles forwards and backwards,” Curry informed Yahoo Sports activities. “You admire his recreation, you realize what he’s about and to see the work up shut and private on daily basis, to see how he prepares, how he talks and practices. I’ve by no means had that vantage level of him.
“So, simply excited to see how our video games complement one another and, and, you realize, construct that chemistry that’s gonna assist lead this staff.”
The four-time Warriors champion then delved into how he and LeBron’s relationship has developed, a relationship which started of their NCAA days.
“The connection began out nice originally to not say it was unhealthy at any level, however it was nice once I was within the NCAA’s,” Curry defined.
“…And you realize, you’re gonna have some, some unhealthy blood on the market, however by means of all of it, I’m a agency believer you may be aggressive, you may have that killer intuition and see blood on the opposite facet, however nonetheless have the utmost respect for who you’re taking part in towards.
“And that’s the final word praise for a man like Bron who’s all the time pushed the bar, you realize, greater and better with all the things that he’s carried out.
“So to now be in a scenario the place we’re nonetheless in the identical convention, they beat us within the playoffs final 12 months and like there’s nonetheless that competitors, however I can absolutely get pleasure from this expertise and get to know him at a a lot deeper degree as teammates.
“And, I feel that’s what we each deserve at this stage in our profession. It’s fairly dope.”
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