Splash Brothers pumped for repeat
Warriors Curry, Thompson ready
SAN FRANCISCO Stephen Curry's bright-coloured “Sour Patch” sneakers squeaked loudly announcing his media day arrival. He then took his spot, tucked in that iconic No. 30 jersey and posed with all of his championship hardware.
A trophy on either side of him, his elbows propped on the other two.
The two-time MVP is showing his swagger is as strong as ever heading into his 14th NBA season.
“That championship glow is real,” Curry said with a smile.
The Golden State star and reigning NBA Finals MVP will turn 35 this season and is still at the top of his game, ready to lead another championship run as the Warriors seek to repeat.
He doesn't take any of this success for granted, knowing how hard it is each season to get back to the top — even when Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo calls him “the best player in the world.”
“I feel fresh and prime, ready to go,” Curry said Sunday. “I feel like in my head still getting better, trying to feed off that. Understand it's a long journey and we are doing some defensive strategy and stuff like that yesterday, and it kind of felt for a second we were still preparing for the Celtics and the finals series because it didn't feel like that long ago.”
Except for the fact this season he will have Splash Brother Klay Thompson alongside him from the opening tip for the defending NBA champions, who depart the Bay Area on Tuesday for Tokyo to face the Washington Wizards in a pair of pre-season games Friday and Saturday in Saitama, Japan.
Thompson returned Jan. 9 from an absence of more than 21/2 years following a pair of devastating injuries to his left knee and Achilles tendon. The 32-year-old Thompson hadn't played since 2019.