Adam Silver to Stephen Curry: ‘My bad’ for missing handshake
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After awkwardly leaving Stephen Curry hanging during the presentation of his MVP award on Wednesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver tweeted a lighthearted apology for the missed handshake.
“My bad leaving you hanging, @StephenCurry30. Congrats again on becoming the first unanimous #KiaMVP! -Adam,” Silver tweeted from the NBA account, along with a photo of the two properly shaking hands.
Watch the video of the handshake snafu here.
After leading the Warriors to a record-breaking season, Curry became the first player to receive every first-place vote for the league’s MVP award, and the 11th to win it in consecutive years.
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The Warriors eliminated the Trail Blazers from the playoffs on Wednesday and will now face the Thunder in the Western Conference finals. Game 1 will be played on Monday at Oracle Arena.
