Basketball Hall of Famer and three-time NBA champion Ray Allen was 10 years old when he made his debut with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1989. Now, 39 years later, Stephen Curry is holding a clipboard as an assistant coach during shootarout ready to watch over the team’s star player.
Stephen Curry is a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors. He has set multiple records and won many awards in his career. One of these records came in 2005 when he was 10-years-old, when he held his own against Ray Allen at shootarounds.
Stephen Curry has officially surpassed Ray Allen’s record for most 3-pointers made in an NBA career after making a pair of threes in the opening five minutes of Tuesday’s game against the New York Knicks.
Steph Curry pondered aloud before the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Dec. 8 whether he might shatter the record of 16 three-pointers in a single game.
Even LeBron James watched Curry’s performance to see whether he could hit that many in a single night.
The two-time MVP has officially eclipsed Allen to become the top 3-point shooter in NBA history, according to statistics.
However, a 10-year-old Steph got to show off to a 23-year-old Ray-Ray during the 1998-99 season, long before he came close to challenging his record.
Stephen Curry currently owns the NBA record for most 3-pointers made in a career with a total of 57.
As the Golden State Warriors celebrate, teammates Gary Payton II and Damion Lee sprayed Stephen Curry with water. Getty Images/Kevork Djansezian
Steph broke Allen’s MSG record with two fast threes against the Knicks. Why not do it in Mecca?
Andrew Wiggins grabbed a pass, found Curry, and Steph hit a quick-release three over the extended arms of the much longer Alec Burks four minutes and 27 seconds into the game.
Swish.
Allen was there to congratulate Curry. The two hugged before the game and again after Curry’s game-winning three-pointer.
Ray had nothing but admiration for Curry in the weeks building up to it, knowing his record was going to be smashed.
He also had a life-changing tale to tell.
When Steph was ten years old, he used to compete with Allen at Bucks shootarounds.
Curry’s father, Dell, was a teammate of Jesus Shuttlesworth’s.
The older Curry played alongside Allen in Milwaukee for one season in 1998-99, when Dell was 34 and Ray was 23.
Steph was ten years old at the time.
Bucks head coach George Karl let 10-year-old Steph and his elder brother, Seth, on the court for shootarounds with their father, according to Allen.
And, according to an NBC Sports piece, he was pleased by the eventual two-time MVP even back then:
Steph and Seth used to come to Milwaukee when he was small. And (Bucks coach) George Karl used to let them shoot around with the team. So they’d come over and we’d go through exercises with them there beside us. They’d be able to hold their own.
During the Bucks’ shootaround, Ray Allen saw a 10-year-old Steph competing.
“It’s difficult not to support Steph,” Allen remarked. “It’s difficult not to see where he came from and who he is.” It’s not a reach to be able to see him and enjoy him. I’m really delighted for him and his family. I’ve known them for a long time.”
Hopefully, Ray Ray, the class of 2018 Hall of Famer, can keep pulling for Steph because Curry will break at least one additional record that Ray Ray holds.
By the time he retires, the Warriors star will almost certainly have surpassed Allen’s achievements.
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Curry is also chasing Allen for the most threes attempted in a career. Steph had 6,889 points going into the night, and in his 18-year career, the former Miami Heat and Boston Celtics player had 7,429 points.
Curry is in his thirteenth year.
This season, the former Davidson standout is on pace to make more than 400 three-pointers (he currently holds the record at 402). By the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, he should be within 400 points of Allen.
So, barring injury, Allen’s other record should be history by the conclusion of next year.
But, while he continues to solidify his status as the best shooter of all time, one of the game’s most modest superstars is putting things in perspective and saying he’s simply enjoying the ride.
“One thing I learned through the previous three games,” Curry told NBC Sports before the game, “is to keep playing basketball, to keep hitting shots you believe you can make, and to enjoy the moment because it’s been a long time coming.”
“In terms of the quest to climb over the peak, I’m simply enjoying experiencing the moment.” I’ll simply see how far I can push it after that.”
He made it to the peak of the mountain. At the very least, one mountain peak. Stephen Curry has more mountains to climb and more milestones to shatter.
Now it’s time to take a seat and see just how far he can stretch it.
NBA.com provided all data.
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