With a gold medal on the line, the Splash Bro swished an absurdly difficult three-pointer in crunch time.
United States guard Steph Curry already was on a fourth-quarter heater when he caught a pass from American teammate Kevin Durant on the perimeter with 39 seconds left in the gold medal game Saturday against France.
At the time, Team USA led by six points—a commanding advantage, but not a safe lead by any means the way France was playing. With two defenders on him, Curry dribbled behind his back, stepped back and launched a rainbow three-point attempt toward the basket.
"That was an unbelievable moment," Curry said to Tirico. "I've been blessed to play basketball at a high level for a very long time. This ranks very high in terms of the excitement and the sense of relief getting to the finish line." Like he has many times across his 15-year NBA career, Curry saved his best for the game's biggest moments. And now he'll return home to theTom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University.
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