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After Stephen Curry Eclipses Kevin Durant on Historic Night, NBA Fans Don’t Hold Back on 23-Year-Old Jordan Poole: “Pulled Off a $140M Heist”

Published 05/01/2023, 4:26 PM EDT

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The NBA playoffs are in full swing. The Golden State Warriors have beaten the Sacramento Kings in a closely contested series with a Game 7 W. Stephen Curry came up big in the final game of the series as he scored a massive fifty-point dagger. Although Golden State eventually came out on top, Dubs fans expressed their disappointment in Jordan Poole’s performance throughout the series.

Poole has signed a staggering $140 million four-year deal with the Golden State Warriors. The team had high hopes from the budding star in the postseason, but that has not been fulfilled in the past few games.

Fans give their take on Jordan Poole’s recent performances

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The Stephen Curry-led Golden State Warriors were able to win the seventh game of the series against Sacramento and qualify for the Western Conference Semifinals. Curry once again led by example by scoring a staggering 50 points. He also broke the record for scoring most points in the seventh game, which was previously held by Kevin Durant. Jordan Poole once again disappointed fans as he scored a meager 8 points throughout the seventh game. In the sixth game of the series, he was only able to score seven points.

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In a video posted by House of Highlights, Jordan Poole can be seen hugging Steph Curry after the Dubs guard hit a clutch three-pointer. Fans couldn’t overlook his string of poor performances in the postseason after the post gained traction on social media. The 23-year-old starlet has been quite underwhelming in the playoffs. He didn’t stand up to the expectations put on him by the team.

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Here are some of the reactions by the fans to Jordan Poole’s game.

“Poole has been awful the whole series. I hope he likes Chinese food”

“He only did that to make sure Steph doesn’t send him to the Shanghai Sharks 💀”

“Gotta respect Poole, he pulled off a $140M heist”

“people hugging him cuz he saved him from going to da beijing bulldogs”

“Look at Curry man so inspirational”

“He tryna get some shooting powers from him 😂”

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The Golden State Warriors take on the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals. It will be interesting to see how Poole performs in the semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Taking down LeBron and the Lakers is not going to be an easy feat for the Golden State Warriors. It remains to be seen how the series between the two teams pan out.

WATCH THIS STORY: Wife Ayesha reacts to Stpeh’s 50-point performance.

Who do you think is going to win the Lakers or the Golden State? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Aaditya Negi

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Aaditya is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports and has been following the game for a number of years. He is an avid fan of the NBA and follows what’s happening in the league on a daily basis. Having worked as an intern in the sports domain, his passion for writing arose from his fondness for the intricacies of the game.
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Satagni Sikder