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Stephen Curry, Who Condemned Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock, Made Peculiar Comparison to NCAA Thriller

Published 11/19/2022, 2:30 PM EST

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Stephen Curry often uses his social media platforms to speak on issues and make his opinion known to his dedicated followers. The four-time NBA champion has even called out former POTUS Donald Trump on Twitter on numerous occasions. Back in March, Steph condemned popular actor Will Smith for slapping renowned comedian and actor Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. However, Curry also compared an NCAA Women’s Tournament thriller with the incident.

Stephen Curry was backing the Stanford Cardinals during the elite eight encounter against the Texas Longhorns. Curry was supporting the Cardinals as his family are very close to Cameron Brink’s family. Steph’s mom Sonya Curry even sat with the Brink family at the Spokane Arena during the nail-biting game.

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Eventually, The Cardinals closed the game with a 59-50 win over the Longhorns. The Golden State Warriors guard celebrated Stanford’s win in a rather strange manner.

Stephen Curry celebrated Stanford’s win using strange analogy

Stephen Curry took to Twitter to express his excitement for the Cardinals, who made it to the final four. The 2022 Finals MVP wrote, “This was loud!!! Like that slap on that other channel.”

Curry compared the Cardinals’ win with the slapgate incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock during the Academy Awards in March in Los Angeles. While hosting the Oscars, Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. Smith was not happy about the joke and could not hold onto his anger. He walked up to the stage and punched Rock in the face in the middle of the event.

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Stephen Curry felt that Stanford’s victory was as loud as the altercation between the two Hollywood actors. However, Curry had also condemned the incident in another of his tweet.

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What did Curry say about the Smith-Rock altercation?

Stephen Curry condemned the slapping incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock. He was shocked by the whole thing and deemed the incident as ‘unnecessary drama’. Further, Curry also shared some wise words from actor Denzel Washington

Stephen Curry wrote“Like everybody..I’m still in shock about the whole thing- but in all the unnecessary drama, at least we got the line of the night from Denzel…”In your highest moments, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you!””

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Curry seemed to be referring to Will Smith, who won the Best Actor award for his movie ‘King Richard’. However, it was kind of strange to see how Curry managed to connect it with Stanford’s victory in a rather hilarious way.

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Rohit Kumawat

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Rohit Kumawat is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing an MBA in Media and Business Management, Rohit holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. He has been working as a Sports and Entertainment writer for over a year.
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Satagni Sikder