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“Can’t Trip Greatness” – Stephen Curry’s Bizarre NBA Playoffs Moment Earns Dr Disrespect the Ire of Several Fans

Published 05/23/2022, 8:30 AM EDT

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Last week, Dr Disrespect shared his opinion about the NBA conference finals happening between the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors. Few gamer celebrities were accused of tripping a Golden State Warriors player at Game three of the NBA Conference Finals.

 It was amply clear who the Warzone ace was supporting as his Twitter thread got flooded with his opponent team’s supporters commenting,Bring it on Doc.’ 

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Herschel ‘Guy’ Beahm IV, popularly known as Dr Disrespect in showbiz, attended last night’s game alongside Optic HECZ at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The gamers reserved courtside seats for their enjoyment but got into a heated controversy right after it. 

Gaming celebrities get accused of hurting the 3-point god, Steph Curry!

Steph Curry tripped last night during game 3 of the NBA conference finals. The 3-point god was pretty mad at this, as seen in the video clip that became viral in hours. As a result, a majority of the Golden State Warriors fans accused Dr Disrespect and OpTic HECZ as they were seated right next to where the incident happened. Here’s what the fans had to say. 

 

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But before the accusations could get bigger, both of them uploaded tweets proving that they were not a part of the fiasco. 

OpTic HECZ’s tweet became on point as he posted a clip, clarifying that it was some concession worker who accidentally made Steph Curry to trip. On the other hand, the Two-Time put out a simple tweet saying, ‘I didn’t trip @StephenCurry30.’ 

On top of that, OpTic gaming’s official Twitter post cleared out the confusion, indirectly putting an end to the controversy.

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Dr Disrespect and his love for NBA

It is no secret that Dr Disrespect is a die-hard NBA fan, as we have spotted him at multiple games. He even flexed his shooting skills at the NBA All-Stars weekend in the Mountain Dew 3-point competition.

From getting crowned as a Warzone Ace to shooting masterful dunks, this man has never failed to deliver to his fans. He even uploaded a video of himself confidently shooting with a caption, ‘Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish… #NBAAllStar.’

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Atharv Phadke

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Atharv is an eSports writer at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Journalism from Mumbai University, Atharv has a keen eye for writing engaging content. He enjoys all kinds of games but thoroughly follows FPS games such as Call of Duty, Apex Legends and Fortnite.
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Vibhanshu Kumar