Steph Curry Traveled On A Stepback And Gave A Shout Out To James Harden

Steph Curry is pretty unstoppable once he has the ball in his hands. Give him an inch and he’ll pull up from anywhere on the court. This danger in his skillset has helped the Warriors become one of the deadliest offenses in the NBA. When Curry gets going it can put the Warriors on a run that will bury anybody.

There’s one other player in the NBA that seems unguardable in the same way as Curry and that’s James Harden. Unlike Curry though, Harden is more about the details in his moves. He draws fouls, uses subtle contact, and creates space in a different way. If Curry is finesse then Harden is power. Harden also has a step back move that, while deadly, many consider a travel.

Curry decided to bring that move in Saturday night’s 127-123 victory over the Kings but was called for a travel. Curry, obviously noticing the double standard, decided to give a shoutout to the Rockets star guard.

Let’s compare Curry’s move to one of Harden’s more infamous travels that he got away with.

I think the key difference here is the speed at which the stepbacks occurred. Harden moves his feet so quickly that the refs don’t always catch the extra steps. Curry, on the other hand, takes big giant steps that are much more noticeable. One of Harden’s best skills is how much he’s able to get away with and the ways in which he draws contact. It’s why he’s so good at what he does. Of course, when he travels and gets away with it, that’s frustrating for the rest of the league.

Which is why it’s hilarious that when Curry gets called for a move that was clearly out of Harden’s playbook he held up Harden’s number. He knows what he did. It’s a great troll move. Let’s hope Harden does a Curry move in his next game and does something similar.