Steph Curry

NBA Finals: how many rings do Steph Curry, LeBron James and Michael Jordan have - who has most Championships? After winning the NBA Championships, Stephen Curry ...

Shaquille O’Neal has four rings, three of which he won with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and one with Miami Heat in 2006. Dennis Rodman has five rings - three of which he bagged with the Chicago Bulls alongside Jordan and Pippen in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and the other two when he played with the Detroit Pistons in 1989 and 1990. He was a five time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) recipient, a 12 time NBA All-Star and in 2009 the NBA renamed its NBA Finals’ Most Valuable Player trophy to the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.

Steph Curry scored 34 points to win his fourth NBA championship and first Finals MVP award as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in Game ...

Al Horford, the sole veteran player on a young Celtics roster, showed his class in the third quarter as he scored 12 of his 19 points in the third quarter to go with five rebounds a huge block which got the Boston crowd off their seats. Tatum was sharp at the start of the contest as he scored the final five points in a 14-2 run to begin proceedings with TD Garden going wild. Their players spraying champagne and being swamped in confetti was a far cry from the state of the Warriors just two years prior, when they plummeted to the bottom of the NBA after five straight appearances in the title game. Their job in this series was ultimately made easier by a young Celtics team who struggled to contain the Warriors, who scored 20 points off Boston turnovers and another 21 on 15 offensive rebounds - but the home team got off to a flying start. As for the Celtics, Jaylen Brown led the way as he matched Curry’s 34 points but his partner in crime Jayson Tatum struggled to cap a torrid NBA Finals for the 24-year-old. Curry returned to form in style after a disappointing Game 5 performance to lead the Warriors to a fourth championship in eight years.

By getting his hands on the Finals MVP trophy, Curry has also added the coveted prize which was missing from his collection of trophies.

Back in Boston, the Warriors had a chance to wrap up the finals — and they did so in their usual style. For many, the absence of the trophy had been a stain on ‘Chef’ Curry’s legacy, but his constant strive for perfection is one step closer to being complete. Now 2-1 down and still on the road, the Warriors had their backs up against the wall, but in the only way they know how, they knocked down the wall and went back home to Oakland with a win. With 26 points and 13 rebounds, the 27-year-old took the Warriors one game away from getting their hands on the NBA Championship following a 104-94 win. Curry added to his 34-points in game one, with 29 points and if the Celtics were to win this series, stopping the 34-year-old sharpshooter would be essential. In their long-awaited return to the Finals, the Celtics got off to the best possible start.

What does a fourth title and first Finals MVP mean for Stephen Curry's standing among the NBA's all-time greats?

He’s aged very well and his game and conditioning should allow him to continue that trend, but if he plays at an All-Star level for a few more years, it’ll be tough to contest that he’s the greatest point guard of all time. Rob Peterson: If you’re close to the top 10 or in some people’s top 10, I think you’re already in the GOAT convo. But as a top-10 player (in my opinion) all time, he’s already in the discussion. Damon Sayles: Michael Jordan is the GOAT, in my opinion, and it will take a TON for me to change my mind. Also, I think Luka Doncić should probably be in the 75 based on talent alone and his ability to affect games. I had Giannis Antetokounmpo in my top 20 (at No. 20), and he’s No. 24 on our list. He is the omission from our list and from the NBA’s list. I’d love to place Giannis Antetokounmpo higher, but it’s really hard to jump him above Elgin Baylor considering the way the latter was the original version of many of the future high-flyers on the list – Giannis included. Jon Greenberg: Man, it wasn’t a great season for a lot of the active members of the top 75 list, was it? Curry is the greatest shooter in NBA history, one of the greatest players in terms of gravity and one of the few in history (George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar, Elgin Baylor, Dr. J and Magic Johnson) who can lay claim to changing how the game is played. I think he has a stronger argument now than he did a year ago, but the bulk of that argument is from 2015 to 2020 either way. I don’t want to be a prisoner of the moment.

Steph Curry was given a warm welcome to the exclusive NBA club.

And he graduated college, an achievement Ayesha Curry doesn't want the world to forget. It has been a journey for sure, but to look at that list and realize only one other player is still playing in the NBA is absurd to think about what Curry could still accomplish. And in doing so, he joined some ultra-elite company in the process.

The Warriors never forget what everyone said about them before they won their fourth title in seven years.

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A tearful Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was seen embracing his father, Dell, after winning his fourth NBA title with a 103-90 Game 6 win over the ...

He's eight All-Star selections, two NBA MVP awards, four NBA First Team nods, and is considered by many to be the greatest shooter in NBA history, if not one of the greatest ball handlers as well. The problem was, for all of his shooting ability, Curry's release point was far too low for the college game. The Warriors dynasty was thought to be derailed after Kevin Durant left for Brooklyn as a free agent in 2019 and Klay Thompson was sidelined for two seasons by a pair of career-threatening injuries. It could have easily been the last anyone heard from the Curry family, but instead, the suddenly 6-foot-3 point guard finally started hitting 3-pointers. 'I really couldn't shoot outside the paint for like the first three weeks,' he continued. Didn't know what the environment was going to be like. Longtime teammate Andre Iguodala said Curry has proven he's 'best point guard of all-time,' while head coach, Steve Kerr, characterized the 2022 Finals as Curry's 'crowning achievement.' But he left no doubt. 'You know, out there on the floor, I didn't even know he was down there, to be honest with you,' Curry said. You imagine what the emotions are going to be like, but it hits different.' Didn't know how it was going to happen. Surrounded by a sea of green-clad Celtics fans, the elder Curry was easy to spot along the baseline with his cigar in hand in preparation for his son's fourth NBA title.

Steph Curry has a whole bunch of accolades already, but he added another one following - the Finals MVP. Some people doubted his legacy due to the fact that ...

“But to add that to your resume as a competitor you want that. “And to stamp that with a Finals MVP. It’s been a long time in the making but he left no doubt and he carried us and we’re here as champions.”

The basketball star had a priceless response to his critics after his NBA win on Thursday night.

“I’m the petty king so I know all about everything,” he told NBC Sports earlier this week at the NBA Finals. “I use it as entertainment and just have fun with it. Curry has previously addressed how he pays attention to the tabloids and remembers things. He went on to note how he and his teammates didn’t let any criticism “distract” them. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. During a discussion on Get Up back in August 2021, sport analysts Kendrick Perkins and Domonique Foxworth speculated that Curry was going to win “zero” titles in the next four years. So, you can’t really be surprised by anything.”

Stephen Curry's Finals MVP award-winning impact extended deep into the statistical realm. Here are five key numbers to know.

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And when Golden State was crowned champions, again, on Thursday night following a Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, Jackson couldn't help but ...

“If I was Steph Curry I would thank Boston’s defense for the MVP,” Jackson said. But Jackson, who was one of the 11 media members to vote for Curry as Finals MVP, believes the now four-time NBA champ should extend his gratitude elsewhere. Steph Curry was named the unanimous Finals MVP after leading his team to their fourth title in eight years, thanking his family, coaches and teammates for their support along the way.

Steph Curry drew inspiration from Aaron Donald with his "ring me" celebration during the Warriors' win over the Celtics.

Everyone on Twitter immediately compared the celebration to Aaron Donald’s “ring me” gesture at the end of Super Bowl LVI, and Curry admitted that’s where he got it from. Steph Curry was obviously watching the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl win back in February because he drew some inspiration from Aaron Donald on Thursday night. It might’ve been a little early, but I felt it.”

After drilling a clutch 3-pointer in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Steph Curry celebrated by pointing at his ring finger.

Then, following one of his 3-pointers, Curry broke out a new celebration. With six minutes remaining in the third quarter, Curry pulled up from deep to drill a long ball that gave the Warriors a 22-point advantage over the Celtics. Curry capped a run of three straight made 3-pointers from the Warriors in the third quarter. On the way to winning his fourth NBA championship and first career NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award, Curry tallied a team-high 34 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the field with seven rebounds and seven assists in Golden State’s title-clinching victory in Game 6.

Over the last eight seasons, they have been the gatekeepers for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. No team has proven they can beat the Warriors in the postseason ...

"To get the job done, it's an emotional rollercoaster and obviously all the work that goes into it, the whole team is excited," Curry said. When they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals, Green was suspended for Game 5. In 2019, Thompson and Kevin Durant suffered major lower leg injuries, derailing the Warriors' quest for a three-peat. "Everybody's exhausted though, so we're ready to get some rest and get ready for the parade on Monday." Like Draymond said, it's the 'Warriors Invitational.' We back. Shortly after Golden State's 103-90 win, Green referred to the playoffs as the "Warriors Invitational."

The season ended the best possible way for Steph Curry as he won his fourth ring with the Warriors while also winning the Finals MVP.

It’s nice to bring ole’ Larry [O’Brien trophy] back home where he belongs. “It’s nice to be champs again. The season ended the best possible way for Steph Curry as he won his fourth ring with the Warriors while also winning the Finals MVP.

Rudy Gobert tells TMZ Sports that Steph Curry winning his 4th championship puts him in the conversation for one of the greatest NBA players ever.

NBA Star Rudy Gobert 4th Ring Puts Steph In 'Rarified Air' ... 'Top Of The List' "He's definitely in the very rarified air," Gobert said out at LAX just one day after Curry and the Warriors beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals. Rudy Gobert Says 4th Ring Puts Steph Curry In 'Rarified Air,' 'Top Of The List'

For decades, San Francisco 49ers legend Joe Montana was considered the greatest athlete in Bay Area's history. Now, it's Warriors star Stephen Curry.

Curry has vocal fans in every arena in the association. Curry has made the world move. Curry’s popularity stretches far beyond the Bay Area. Montana’s did too, but it was a different era in terms of the reach of sports and the NFL is a different, American-centered league. But mostly, he has made the Bay Area move. But Montana was the answer that stood the test of time. Montana was the coolest of all time. Montana was the greatest of all time. He has revolutionized the sport. If you want you can list them as 1 and 1A But Montana hasn’t played in the Bay Area for 30 years. Willie Mays? The greatest baseball player in history is top three but he came from New York and never delivered a championship to San Francisco. Willie McCovey was the most beloved for a long time. For a few years, Tim Lincecum was wildly popular, but he didn’t have the staying power to be etched in stone. The Bay Area’s best?

Down 2-1, with the Boston crowd howling and baying, Stephen Curry painted his Mona Lisa.

Steph's legacy is already cemented, in terms of what he's done for the game, how he's improved the game, and what he's done making all the kids want to play the game (the way he does). He's pushed the game forward." In the two seasons that he missed, the Warriors went 54-83, including missing the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Not content with remaining in one position on the floor, Curry can often been spotted sprinting around without the ball attempting to relocate to a spot where he can get a shot off. He is the Sun in the Warriors' solar system offense. At the end, it does matter. Jordan and James are, by consensus, the two best players in NBA history. My soul is in Brooklyn taking a pre-game nap," Thompson wrote "(You) hear all the talk about you as a player and us as a team, nobody outside of the Bay Area thought we would be here last October when the season started. Teams are now increasingly prioritizing their three-point shooting, while prospective NBA players arrive in the draft with well formed long-range shooting. I could tell in his demeanor," Curry's longtime Warriors teammate, Draymond Green, said after the Game 4 victory. Me as a player, obviously this Finals MVP stuff and all that, knew (we were) good enough to win three championships before. "Just happy I got to do it."

The Warriors defeated the Celtics in Game 6 (103-90) to win this year's NBA Finals. It was his fourth NBA championship for Steph Curry, but only the first ...

We got four championships!” Curry cut off the reporter. The 34-year-old point guarding had no interest in talking about it. “Forget that, we champs!

The six NBA Finals appearances in eight years for this Golden State Warriors era that no one saw coming. The fourth championship, which they won Thursday, when ...

But Curry, who had 13 of his 34 points in the fourth and gave his patented “night-night” gesture after his seventh and final 3 with 3:17 left, ended them for good from there. This essay is the introduction to “Heart of Gold,” The Athletic’s commemorative book about the Warriors’ 2021-22 season. With 6:15 left in the third quarter, he buried a 29-footer from the “NBA Finals” logo over Robert Williams and Marcus Smart to put the Warriors up 22, then pointed to his ring finger while staring into the stunned crowd. … Yeah, there’s a fire burning, and I want to make shots, but the rest of it is about how we win the game, and we did that.” Curry and the Warriors had done it — again. But it also came with complications, and it was quickly apparent that the “Splash Brothers” storyline of old had been forever changed. Though Golden State won two more games than the Celtics during the regular season, the Warriors lost 16 of 28 games in a brutal stretch run that was marred by injuries to Curry and Green after a sizzling 41-13 start. As all these roles and responsibilities changed, with the new players integrating with the old, questions about how this iteration of the Warriors would function emerged. Like the Warriors, these Celtics were a defensive-minded, mostly homegrown group that was built to contend for the long haul. The elation and affection were there for all to see as the Warriors hoisted the trophy on the TD Garden floor and partied until the Boston sunrise neared. The notion of him being a productive, full-time starter was once in serious question. The fourth championship, which they won Thursday, when his play in Game 6 was so sublime that he demanded another ring be put on his finger midway through the third quarter.

Stephen Curry, ordinary in size and celestial in talent, has changed the game ... It is actually perfect for Stephen Curry's legacy tale that it took four ...

Buckner: The Celtics should be on their way to the title. He just reveled in the success of his teammates thriving in a system that Kerr built to leverage the pressure that Curry puts on defense. It was about winning the Finals MVP. He slammed his hands on the table. Curry is the epitome of a franchise player. Early Friday morning in Boston, Curry rubbed his eyes as he sat in the interview room. In 2016, that responsibility led Curry to join the recruiting efforts for Durant, a tall and skilled player whose addition meant Curry would have to adjust. As a longtime teammate of Curry’s, Iguodala warns that, for as much as Curry seemingly has left in the tank, he can’t play forever. If he’s in your top 10 to 15 players ever, he’s bound to be the shortest player on that list. But now that he has submitted a signature Finals performance to the record books, perhaps there can be uninterrupted appreciation of his diverse impact on the game. Over the past eight years, as Curry vaulted from a promising player with tender ankles to the essential superstar of the Golden State dynasty, he changed the sport with more than just his unparalleled shooting. He’s the shortest player to be the driver of a dynasty. Curry didn’t prove himself by finally claiming the trophy named after 11-time champion Bill Russell. It was confirmation of what we should already know: He’s a top-tier immortal in NBA history.