Marcus Thompson, a columnist for the Bay Area News Group, authored a book that was released on Tuesday called Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry. We're sure there are some interesting tidbits in there, and the one that really grabbed people's attention suggests Curry's NBA success and popularity has pissed off a number of his very talented colleagues, including Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, and LeBron James.
When you got a book out you got to hype it, and this past weekend Thompson was doing just that on The Big Lead's radio show where he explained the reasoning behind the animosity towards the two-time MVP. As transcribed by The Sporting News, here's what Thompson had to say:
Thompson also brought up this block from Game 6 of the 2016 Finals, before mentioning that you "never see" LeBron talk trash like that to anyone else:
He said part of what elicited that reaction was that players yearn to "go the extra mile to disprove [Curry's] hype." He also brought up a more innocent time, when Curry was playing college ball for Davidson, and LeBron would "mentor" the youngster who is, like, three years younger than him. Perhaps you remember those days?
On that subject, Thompson said:
He also had this to say about Chris Paul:
Finally, Thompson added that many players who were/are Hall of Famers have wondered why they weren't as beloved as Curry. If you want to hear what he had to say more in-depth, you can listen to it hear.
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