Now, considering his playing position, there’s a debate. Who’s a better point guard? Magic Johnson or Stephen Curry. However, there won’t be any person who’d debate the fact that Curry is indeed the greatest shooter of all time. You know, being the skinny kid from Davidson, “too small, too weak,” he wasn’t the best person to enter into a dogfight for points in the paint. So, what did he do? He went beyond the lines and redefined the NBA in a way no one did before him. Yet, when the time came to do something unusual for a 6’3″ guard, he pulled off a trick you won’t find him doing more often.

Meanwhile, Stephen Curry sat on the couch of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Curry walked on his wife, Ayesha Curry’s, path as he picked up his pen to write a book called Shot Ready. Currently, the Baby-Faced Assassin is busy with the promotions as the book officially released on Tuesday, Sept. 9. During his conversation with the talk show host, Jimmy called the 37-year-old Golden State Warriors legend the greatest 3-point shooter of all time. “Crazy,” Steph responded as the crowd cheered for him.

“But last season, you did something that you hadn’t done in six years. You dunked during the game,” Fallon pointed out, showing him a picture. For the first time in six long years, Steph Curry abandoned the safe layup and stunned everyone with a one-handed dunk against the Philadelphia 76ers. It marked his first slam since February 21, 2019, at Oracle Arena. Yet, despite piling up 29 points and 13 assists, the Warriors still fell in Philadelphia. Interestingly, Curry admitted he has never dunked at Chase Center.

“You know, when you get recognized for — I’m 6’3″. I should be able to get up there a little bit. But this was a funny game. This was in Philadelphia,” Curry shared. “One of our assistant coaches, Jerry Stackhouse, in practice the day of or the morning of that game, he’s like, ‘I’ve been here all year. I haven’t seen you dunk not one time.’ And I was like, ‘Well, that’s not what I — Three is better than two. Like, I’d rather do that.'”

However, for Jerry Stackhouse, that night changed. He finally saw Stephen Curry dunk! “After I dunked it, I actually pointed at him. He was up on the bench, jumping up and down.” Now the question is, does Curry know when he wants to go up and dunk? “There’s no planning for me. Like, it was just spur of the moment, just try it. And it took everything I had out of me. I’m probably still feeling it right now.”

Now, going back to the post-game interview right after the rare moment that night, Stephen Curry confessed to the media. “I’ve been feeling pretty good,” Curry said. “I’ve been dealing with some knee stuff all year. Take advantage of a cherry-pick opportunity. That will probably be my last dunk, though. I’m calling it right now, that was the last one you’ll ever see.“

At the same time, Stephen Curry dealt with bilateral knee pain during the 2024-25 season, which sidelined him in November and December. Although the issue lingered, his most recent setback was a Grade 1 left hamstring strain suffered in May 2025 during the playoffs, forcing him to miss the remainder of that postseason. And the Golden State Warriors lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 1-4 in the second round of the playoffs.

Injuries may have slowed Curry at times, but they never erased his flair for delivering surprises. Beyond the threes and dazzling assists, there exists another chapter. Not a long-lasting one, but just enough to have the Dub Nation’s heart racing.

Stephen Curry’s dunking history

Stephen Curry’s dunking history has always been rare, shaped by his 6’3” frame and a career centered around rewriting the 3-point record books. Officially, he owns 27 regular-season dunks and 3 in the playoffs, a modest total compared to his shooting feats. Yet in March 2025, he stunned Philadelphia with a one-handed slam, his first in six years.

That dunk carried extra weight. Curry admitted it would likely be his last, pointing to nagging knee issues and calling it a “cherry-pick opportunity.” The moment instantly drew comparisons to his previous dunk back in February 2019, a play off a Kevin Durant pass. While dunks were never his trademark, each one has left a lasting memory.

Stephen Curry never needed dunks to define greatness, yet when he rose, the world watched twice as closely. From Oracle to Philadelphia, every slam felt like a collector’s item. Injuries may test him, but they cannot mute the thrill. And maybe, just maybe, that “last dunk” keeps fans hoping for one more surprise.