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“I Don’t Know if I Was Confident, Stubborn or Dumb”: Stephen Curry Was Kicked Out of the First Practice as He Tried to Be Oversmart in College

Published 09/04/2022, 7:30 AM EDT

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Stephen Curry is arguably the best shooter in the world. Although he has proven it with the stats and his gameplay, critics still say that the era difference matters. Fans argue it’s not just the shooting anyway that makes him great, but his confidence, his perseverance, and his discipline. Without his discipline, it’s doubtful if he would’ve ever been able to achieve how much he has in his career.

However, did you know they had actually removed Curry from practice for not being disciplined? And, not just any practice, his first practice as a player. Read to know what exactly had happened that led to Curry being removed from practice on the very first day.

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Stephen Curry arrived late for his first practice

Stephen Curry recently graduated from Davidson College. During the graduation ceremony, Stephen Curry talked about his days at Davidson. While speaking, the 2022 Bill Russell Finals MVP winner revealed that his coach had thrown him out of his very first basketball practice.

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Curry had gotten up late for his practice as his alarm didn’t go off. He still tried to get on the court as soon as possible. He even ran barefoot from his room to the court, trying to reach early. Still, he was about 10 minutes late by the time he had reached the court.

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“I don’t know if I was confident, stubborn, or dumb, but I tried to sneak into the workout about 10 minutes late, and act like nothing happened,” the four-time NBA champion said while describing his attempts at getting into the practice. So, he tried getting into the practice by sneaking into the practice line as if he was already there. But his coach had seen him. “Before I could even take a breath on the court, Coach was like, ‘Get out,'” Curry concluded.

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