A lot of former NBA players have produced offspring who themselves have gone on to varying degrees of basketball stardom. Joe “Jelly Bean” gave life to Kobe Bryant, for instance, and more recently, the league now features a slew of sons who bear their father’s namesake. Larry Nance Jr. and Glen Robinson III are just a couple of examples.
Splash Brothers Steph Curry and Klay Thompson both come from NBA families as well (and let’s not forget Steph’s actual brother, Seth, who is slowly but methodically carving out his niche with the Mavs), and they’re each notorious for their friendly father-son rivalries. Now, Curry has bragging rights over his father Dell after passing him on the all-time scoring list on Friday night in a game against the Timberwolves.
Stephen Curry passes his father, Dell Curry (12,670) in career points with this 👌 pic.twitter.com/SglIDLMfdV
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 11, 2017
It was inevitable, of course, given that Curry is just 28 years old, firmly in the prime of his career, and already likely the best shooter in league history. He’s been in the midst of an absolutely brutal shooting slump the past seven games – which could not have come at a worse time given Kevin Durant’s knee injury – so maybe a little one-upmanship over his dad is just the spark he needs to get back on track.
