Steph Curry Jokingly Complains About Jimmy Butler Leaving Him Hanging After Dagger

The Warriors are perfectly rolling to commencement nan 2025-26 campaign.

Trailing nan Nuggets by 7 points pinch 2:42 to play connected Thursday night, Steph Curry led Golden State connected an 11–4 tally to adjacent retired regularisation and unit overtime. Curry scored each of those 11 points by himself—five free throws and 2 three-pointers, including a game-tying triple from 34 feet pinch 21.9 seconds left.

In overtime, Curry’s teammates decided to spot in. The Warriors locked successful connected defense, and Jimmy Butler—acquired by Golden State astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline past February—knocked down a monolithic three-pointer from nan apical of nan cardinal for a 133–127 lead pinch 40.7 seconds to play.

Curry, arsenic he’s known to do, was elated connected nan court. He stared down Butler aft his large changeable and urged him to break retired his patented “night night” celebration.

“Him taking that changeable was huge. Draymond past year, erstwhile we played Minnesota, he pulled nan signature move out,” Curry said aft nan Warriors’ 137–131 win. “I thought Jimmy was going to do it but he near maine connected an island. But I admit nan infinitesimal because he knows what it intends to adjacent retired a game, too.”

Curry vanished nan nighttime pinch 42 points connected 14-of-25 shooting—his 72nd profession crippled pinch astatine slightest 40 points. Forty-two of those 72 40-point flurries person occurred since Curry turned 30 years old, which ranks 2nd successful NBA history down Michael Jordan, who had 43 games of 40+ points aft turning 30.

The Warriors (2–0) return to nan tribunal Friday nighttime to sojourn nan Trail Blazers astatine Moda Center.

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