Stephen Curry says he doesn’t remember his poop pantomime on the Cleveland Cavaliers floor in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but the Cavs are mad about it anyway. Lost in Kevin Durant‘s go-ahead three with less than a minute to play was the reaction Curry gave the shot: he squatted deep down for a full second or so while the rest of the players got into position for the next possession.
Many speculated that he was pretending to relieve himself on the floor, a sign of disrespect for the Cavs in the biggest moment of the postseason. He was even asked about by the media afterwards.
Here’s a video of Durant’s three. Watch the near side where Curry pops a squat after the shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzNvbV7cDCI
Curry has to scramble to get back into the play after he does… whatever he’s doing there. It seems like he got lost in the moment a bit for sure. Here’s a GIF of the poop, if you need it.
https://gph.is/2repg77
It looks like a calculated defecation if you ask me, though I’ve never pretended to take a crap on the floor of an NBA Finals game so what authority do I really have here?
Anyway, Curry said afterward that he didn’t even remember pretending to deuce on the hardwood.
“I really don’t know what I did last night,” Curry said. “I saw it, I saw it, I just don’t really know what I was doing. I even dropped my mouthpiece because I was so uncoordinated. No Randy Moss, no none of that stuff. Just having fun.”
Anyway, Curry eventually gave a pretty decent non-apology, saying he wished he could control himself better in times like that.
“It’s all spontaneous,” he said. “I wish I could have a little more control over there actions in certain situations.”
Meanwhile, Cavaliers players weren’t happy with the disrespectful dookie and said they’ll remember it for the rest of the series.
Source tells AmicoHoops several #Cavs highly agitated about Steph's squat on KD's late Game 3 three. "Won't be forgotten come Friday night."
— Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) June 9, 2017
This could all be meaningless if the Cavaliers can’t get a win on Friday night in Game 4. If they manage to hand the Warriors a loss, though, Curry may have stirred up a genuine sh*tstorm for himself and Golden State.