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Stephen Curry Finally Reveals His Favorite Story About His Brother in Law and Teammate

Published 02/17/2022, 7:00 AM EST

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In the eighth episode of season seven of The Players’ Tribune, Stephen Curry was featured. Curry shared some of his legacy moments so far, along with Quentin and Darius. Additionally, he shared some of his experiences growing up in the NBA locker room. The episode included many highlights from Curry’s life as an NBA player.

One discussion included Curry breaking the record for three-pointers. In the interview, he also talked about facing Kevin Durant for the first time. And he shared his favorite story about his brother-in-law and teammate Damion Lee.

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During a discussion regarding his family’s love of basketball, he mentioned his legacy. He explained that basketball is in their DNA, saying that his sister and his wife never played basketball growing up, but they love it. In addition, he noted that talent can lead you to success, but you must also add skills and hard work to that.

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We have seen Stephen Curry’s family devote considerable energy to basketball. His brother is also a basketball player. He gets his legacy from his father, Dell Curry, who was a professional basketball player. During his career, Dell Curry was considered the most talented player in the NBA. From 1986 to 2002, as he led the Charlotte Hornets.

Damion Lee and Stephen Curry’s relationship

It is not incorrect to say that Stephen’s entire family has contributed to his game in some way or another. Stephen’s friendship with Lee is not new or the result of his relationship with his sister. They have been teammates since the 2018-19 NBA season where they play for the Golden State Warriors. Apart from that, they have had a relationship as family members since September 2018.

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Their relationship went beyond friendship when Lee married Stephen’s younger sister, Sydel Curry. Moreover, Seth Curry, Stephen Curry’s brother, who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers, served as a groomsman for the wedding.

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Stephen was asked about their family recipe during the interview and whether Lee got it or not. “My favorite D Lee story we were in New Orleans last year and uh…he was playing big minutes for us and he had a breakout game thing at like 27-28 or something like that and he was doing the post-game conference or post-game interviews walking off the court and I was there with him and so the reporters asking us questions back and forth and Mike Brown was our assistant coach he comes up behind him he’s like oh them Curry boys can shoot huh”. In response, Lee replied, “Lee”… He said the ‘Lee Boys.’

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On and off the court, Stephen and Lee’s relationship is evident. They demonstrate great teamwork on the court as well as a strong familial friendship off the court. What do you think about this story? As well as their relationship.

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Anshika Rai is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication. Anshika has been following NBA for many years now.
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