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NEW DELHI: Michael Jordan, Larry Fowl, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James. At any time when anybody makes an inventory of the all-time basketball and NBA greats, Stephen Curry is prone to function in a lot of them.

The 34-year-old is extensively thought to be the very best shooter in NBA historical past and a few, like Curry’s Warriors teammate Andre Igoudala, consider that Curry is the very best level guard in NBA historical past, higher than even Magic Johnson.

And the legend of Stephen Curry grew on Thursday when his crew Golden State Warriors defeated Boston Celtics 103-90 in Recreation 6 of the NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship.

Curry, who had 34 factors on 12 of 21 taking pictures in Recreation 6, set a profession report for 3-pointers. Curry had two league MVP (Most dear participant) awards beneath his belt earlier, however he has lastly obtained his arms on the coveted finals MVP trophy for the primary time in his NBA profession, due to an unanimous vote.

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry celebrates after defeating the Boston Celtics. (Elsa/Getty Photos/AFP Picture)
That is the Warriors’ seventh NBA title general and the fourth for Curry, who has been with the Golden State Warriors since his NBA debut in 2009. He’s additionally an eight time All Star participant.

Here is all you might want to know concerning the famous person who helped the Golden State Warriors win their fourth NBA championship in eight years (2015 – 2022):
Full Identify: Wardell Stephen Curry II
Nation: United States
Age: 34 years
Taking part in place: Level Guard
– Born in Akron, Ohio, to Sonya and Dell Curry in 1988. His mom was a volleyball participant at Virginia Tech and his father performed within the NBA for the Jazz, Cavaliers, Hornets, Bucks and Raptors.

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry reacts after defeating the Boston Celtics 103-90. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Photos/AFP Picture)
– Chosen by the Golden State Warriors as an early entry candidate within the first spherical (seventh choose general) of the 2009 NBA Draft
– 4-time NBA Champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)

– Named within the All-NBA Groups eight instances, together with 4 instances on the First Crew
– Named within the 2009-10 All-Rookie First Crew and has been three-time Western Convention Rookie of the Month (January 2010, March 2010, April 2010)
– Given 2010-11 NBA Sportsmanship Award, chosen by gamers and obtained 2013-14 Season-long Neighborhood Help Award, chosen by followers and an NBA government panel

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry dribbles up the court docket towards the Boston Celtics. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Photos/AFP Picture)
– Getting into the 2019-20 season, Curry was ranked first on NBA’s all-time free throw share listing (.905 FT%) and third (2,483) on NBA’s all-time 3-point area objectives made listing
– Curry’s 402 3-point area objectives made within the 2015-16 season is the NBA’s single-season report and he led the NBA charts in scoring (30.1 factors per sport) in 2015-16
– Two time gold medallist on the FIBA World Cup (representing USA – 2010 & 2014)