Steph Curry References James Harden's Iconic Shot During Olympics Celebration

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Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry was a hero for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. With 36 points against Serbia in the semifinals game, Curry added a team-high 24 points against France in the gold medal game. Winning a gold medal in his first Olympics, Curry added to what was already an all-time great list of basketball accomplishments.
Curry's 24 points in the gold medal game included four three-pointers in the fourth quarter. It was a classic Curry flurry, as the four-time NBA champion put France away with a three-point eruption in the final minutes of the fourth quarter:
Steph really did this in 2 minutes and 10 seconds during the 4th… pic.twitter.com/FRWPnubqDL
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) August 10, 2024
Curry's final three of the game came over two France defenders, as he somehow drained the shot with the defense all over him:
"THE GOLDEN DAGGER!"
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 10, 2024
Steph Curry that is utterly ridiculous. 🤯#ParisOlympics | 📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/8hIN8tgmfK
Sharing a postgame celebration video on X, Curry was with his Team USA teammates Anthony Edwards and Kevin Durant. Speaking about Curry's final three over two defenders, Edwards said the star point guard should have pointed at them.
"That's what James [Harden] did back in the day," Curry responded.
Anthony Edwards said Steph Curry should’ve pointed at the two defenders he hit the dagger three over.
— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) August 10, 2024
Steph: “That’s what James did back in the day.” https://t.co/CY0tc50Vnu pic.twitter.com/P5S1OUcWuV
Referencing Harden's iconic four-point play against the LA Clippers in 2019, Curry quickly recalled the former Rockets star pointing at both Patrick Beverley and Paul George after draining the tough three.
Now a member of the Clippers, Harden was teammates with George last season. In the 2009 NBA draft class with Curry, Harden has a good relationship with the Warriors star.
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.
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