LeBron James and Stephen Curry have dominated the NBA for the past decade. James and Curry have had a storied relationship so far. In the 2018 NBA finals, James’s Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against Curry’s Golden State Warriors. As it turns out, things reportedly got heated between the two superstars during the intense series. According to an insider, LeBron James and Stephen Curry got into a heated verbal exchange on a play in Game 1 of the series.

In the final minutes of Game 1 of the 2018 NBA finals, James blocked a layup of Curry in a losing effort. After the block, Curry and James started trash-talking each other. Frustrated, James threw shade at Curry, after which they both got into a heated verbal battle. In the postgame press conference, Curry addressed the exchange.

LeBron James dropped the F-Bomb on Stephen Curry in the 2018 NBA finals

Stephen Curry went for a late-game layup in the final minutes of Overtime in Game 1 of the NBA finals. LeBron James wasn’t having it, and he blocked Curry’s shot even though it didn’t significantly impact the box score. The game was well over by then, and the Warriors had a sizeable lead that the Cavs would not have overcome.

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After the block, Curry and James got into a heated exchange. Curry asked LeBron something like, ”Boy, you couldn’t let me have that one?” In response, a frustrated James replied by dropping the f-bomb. “Get the f**k out of [my] face,” a reliable source reported the whole incident after the game. 

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In the post-game press conference, Stephen Curry addressed the heated exchange between him and LeBron. Talking to the reporter Doris Burke, Curry justified his actions and spoke about how James’s comments were uncalled for. “I was just trying to finish the game out, he had made a great block, starting talking some trash so I talked some trash back.” Curry admitted to staying calm after the exchange to focus on winning the championship. 

The one-sided matchup of the 2018 NBA finals

Coming into the 2018 NBA finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers were the underdogs against the behemoth Golden State Warriors. The two teams had played in the finals for the previous four years, but the 2018 finals was heavily one-sided. The Cavs featured LeBron James, JR Smith, Kevin Love, and other role players. On the other hand, the Warriors had four All-star level players in Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson.

James had a historic performance in Game 1 of the finals, and the game went back and forth until the last minute. But in the final minutes of regulation, JR Smith made a mental blunder that cost the Cavs a win and forced overtime. In OT, the Warriors dominated the Cavs and secured the first win of the series.

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The Golden State Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games. The 2018 NBA finals ended the rivalry between the Warriors and Cavs, which lasted for half a decade. James left the Cavs the following season to join the Los Angeles Lakers.