Steph Curry had himself a Saturday this weekend, so it’s easy to understand why he missed some other important NBA news. Curry was busy getting called out by the president on Twitter and dealing with the fallout of officially being uninvited to visit the White House to celebrate the Golden State Warriors recent NBA championship.
Curry said he woke up to texts from 30 or so friends and had to get ready to speak to the media about Trump’s comments at the Warriors’ facility on Saturday, so news that Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder was not something he got to react to like the rest of the NBA world.
Curry told reporters on Saturday that it took him a bit of time to catch up to the big news, which bolstered the rival Thunder in a big way. The Undefeated reported Curry’s thoughts about the Melo trade, which admittedly got lost in the fray of Saturday’s Trump show.
“I heard [the trade] happened right before practice, but I was out on the court,” Curry told reporters. “My phone was blowing up, anyways, for other reasons. I learned about it right as I was coming out here to talk to the media.”
Curry doesn’t say much, which is why it’s easy to understand how the comments didn’t register in the wake of Curry saying that Trump wasn’t acting like a leader in his attack on Curry and the Warriors. He does say that he’s happy for Melo to finally escape New York, though.
“I don’t even know about this trade,” Curry said. “I just heard about this trade 10 seconds ago. So, they got Kanter and … I guess I am happy [for Anthony] because I know he wanted to get out and be in a situation where he felt like what he was doing on the court was actually productive.
“It’s going to be wild to see that trio of guys together. It’s just crazy how the West is getting stronger and stronger. It should be another tough matchup when we play them.”
Curry and the Warriors are still the heavy favorites to win the West and a second straight NBA title, but it does sound like Curry is excited about having some unique competition in Oklahoma City. For this year, at least.
