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Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer, as he tends to do. Then he turned around, faced the Hawks bench and did a little shimmy right in front of an opposing player. Right in front of him. Right after a made 3-pointer. In a victory on the opponents home court.Lets Curtis Samuel Jersey get really mad about this and ignore that the Hawks player was Kent Bazemore, one of Currys closest ex-teammates. Lets roar about how Curry and the Warriors have an ego the size of California. Lets turn against the first 50-5 team in NBA history, the team that is looking likely to end this season the best in NBA history. You know we were going to do it eventually, right?MORE: | Sports culture doesnt allow us to appreciate nice things sometimes. Nice things like the best shooting season weve ever seen from a player whose story up until this point is basically a Disney movie: smallest kid in school cant get a big-time scholarship and deals with subpar competition and ankle injuries to become the best player in the world.Maybe thats the problem here. Curry was too perfect up until this point. He was the role model for kids Camaron Cheeseman Jersey . He recorded videos for his hometown churchs mens group during the playoffs last year. He does charity events and raises his two daughters and sticks by his wife to the point that hes one of the rare NBA players known for not being a partier.The hate doesn't flow as easily toward him as it does with, say, Ru sell Westbrook. He's not imposing. He's not surly. He shimmies.The people who wantto hate Curry must dig deep. Of course they wantto hate him he is at the top, and theres always hate at the top. But we doubted anyone could; , and none could find the bruise on the apple, as Politicos Michael Kruse put it. There was good reason to ask whetherhed ever be put through the ringer as so many of our greatest are: Curry has humble roots, a likable personality, an adorable family and a set of good ol Christian values.The guy has the background of a presidential candidate more than anyone in this election, even.MORE: Then he got better. Yes, he got too good. Winning the MVP Jon Bostic Jersey and the championship last season was fine. (We even took the NBA Finals MVP away from him, in case that all became too much.) But now hes challenging a hallowed Michael Jordan Bulls record. Hes taking and making 30-plus-foot shots without hesitation. Hes about to break his own 3-point single-season records with 20-plus games to go.Suddenly, Stephen Curry doesnt seem like such a perfect idol for your kids if youre the type of person looking to athletes as role models in the first place, that is (stop that). Except, you know, he probably is. This Curry still makes goofy videos with his wife (and ). This Curry still puts in devoted hours of hard work, before and after his warmup shows. This Curry still is a guy who last night, after the shimmying was done, exclaimed Mother Sucker! when a teammate poured cold Gatorade on him.Theres a circular logic to all the criticisms. Curry was beloved for being like the everyman, in stature if not in skill. But he takes pride in his accomplishments, and suddenly hes no longer the same person? Confidence creates Dyami Brown Jersey succe sand succe s creates confidence. That fancy watch you bought when you got a raise thats Curry to sing up the 3-point goggles after a big shot. Curry is showing off because he has something to show off. The problem with that is in the eye of the beholder. If you have an i sue with Curry and the Warriors showing off a little ego while they are 50-5 and defending champions, mind you that is a reflection of your own insecurities.MORE: The thing is, we want to criticize Curry. No one wants to fall into another trap, another lull, the way we did with Lance Armstrong or Tiger Woods or pretty much every baseball player. Skepticism comes naturally to the modern sports fan and journalist. So Terry McLaurin Jersey every dash of flash, every solitary lo s (the Warriors havent lost two in a row yet, by the way), every non-humble quote gets di sected.Were prodding the apple for bruises and finding nothing but our own fingerprints. Curry is left to shimmy away.(H/T and for the Vines.)
