To many people’s surprise, Warriors legend Steph Curry will be competing in his first-ever Olympics in Paris and he’s spoken about what it means to him.
The United States has won the most Olympic medals for basketball in the men’s and women’s competitions.
The men’s team has won 16 gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals, but this stacked 2024 team is aiming for nothing short of a 17th gold medal.
“It would mean the world,” Curry said of winning gold (via Andscape). “You commit to doing something like this. You understand the challenge that is ahead of us to do some of these things. This is historical stuff. The Olympic stage has had a lot of history that has gone on in this sport. From ’92 when The Dream Team played until now, USA has had supreme dominance and it’s our job to continue that. So be up on that podium, hear a national anthem and have the gold medals. That’s the vision. That’s why I’m here.”
One of the most exciting parts of Team USA assembling so many veterans on the one team is seeing Steph and LeBron James on the same team for the first time ever.
Curry certainly isn’t taking it for granted.
“Obviously, me and LeBron have never been teammates in a competitive environment. And seeing how our games match, complement each other has been awesome so far… Everybody is just here, having fun, and understands the moment from top to bottom. … I know that this is probably my one and only [Olympic] playing experience and I’m playing with guys I probably will never play with again at this level; it’s special. …It’s just an honor knowing what we’ve all done in our careers. The fact that we are the elder statesman with ’Bron still playing at a high level.”
LeBron has certainly been leading the way for Team USA, as he led the team in points (73), assists (18) and field goal percentage (63 percent) across five exhibition games.
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