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“Illegally Smooth”: Warriors’ Stephen Curry Showing Off “World Cup Vibes” Before Win vs Clippers Has Fans in Disbelief

Published 11/24/2022, 7:00 AM EST

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Stephen Curry has one of the most unorthodox ways of warming up before the game. Players usually shoot around to get ready for the match, but not Stephen Curry. He is often seen working on his circus shots or something or the other. This is just his way of loosening up before dropping 30 or 40 points in the game.

And the warmup before the Clippers matchup was nothing different. The Golden State Warriors managed to take down the Los Angeles Clippers in their last matchup, 124-107. Curry sure was working on his skills before the game.

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The Chef had soccer on his mind

But it wasn’t his basketball skills that he was polishing. Instead, Curry was showing off his soccer skills before the game. In his Instagram story, Curry posted a video of him handling the basketball as a soccer player would.

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In the video, he was seen kicking the ball back to a Warriors trainer and receiving the ball with a header. The ball went off the court as a bystander passed the ball back to Curry and he shot a one-legged three-pointer to cap off his warmup.

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Stephen Curry captioned the video, “World Cup Vibes.” And fans were just in disbelief to see the greatest shooter of all time goofing around during the warmups. One fan commented on the post, “Illegally smooth asf.”

 

 

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While another fan commented, “Bruh not human his shooting skills in a class by himself I use to think Reggie Miller and Ray Allen were the best.” 

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Stephen Curry will be locked in for his next matchup

Fans were amazed to see his level of skill and poise before the game. And Curry did not disappoint during the game either. He had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists for the game. Curry might not have felt the need to drop a huge game as the Los Angeles Clippers were clearly short-handed against the Warriors.

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Both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard did not play. And it was Andrew Wiggins who led the Warriors in scoring with a 31-point performance for the night. The Warriors are slowly improving their record as they are 9-10 for the season. 

Though, it will not be as easy of a matchup as this was as the Golden State Warriors will be hosting the Utah Jazz in their next game. Let’s see how Curry chooses to warm up for that game.

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Abhishek Dhariwal

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Abhishek Dhariwal is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He earned his bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Xavier's College and his master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from AAFT School of Mass Communication and Journalism.
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