Steph Curry Joked He’s Ruining Basketball After Watching A Rhode Island Player Drill A Long Three

There are some basketball purists who do not like Stephen Curry. Sure, he’s an outstanding player and the greatest shooter in the history of the sport, but more old school fans don’t really like his propensity from pulling up from way behind the three-point line and just letting it fly.

The argument is that it motivates younger basketball players who are decisively not Stephen Curry to do this on their own. It’s a purely anecdotal argument on both sides, but if it’s true, you can thank Curry for his influence on one possession in Rhode Island’s overtime win over Oklahoma.

The highlight in question came when the Rams’ Jared Terrell chucked up a three from nearly half court. It was late in the shot clock, so he kind of had to, and the senior guard got nothing but nylon. It ruled. Don’t take my word for it, take Draymond Green‘s, who tweeted it out and made a joke about Curry being on the sidelines with an injury.

Curry decided to respond to this by saying his perceived negative influence played a role in this outcome.

These kind of shots are high-risk, high-reward, because no one (even Curry) consistently shoots a high percentage from the midcourt logo. Of course, when they do go in, you get moments like this, which cause the crowd to explode and Curry to joke about how he’s ruining basketball.