Did Stephen Curry Double Dribble When He Mixed LeBron James In Game 2?

The Golden State Warriors seemingly had a lot of fun during Game 2 of the NBA Finals and that isn’t a surprise given their lopsided margin of victory.

The biggest highlight came in the form of Stephen Curry shaking up LeBron James off the dribble early in the third quarter and the play became a microcosm of the rest of the contest as a whole.

With that said, the conspiracy theorists are now out in full force as a result of a Phantom Cam video released by the NBA.

At approximately the 22-second mark, it appears that Curry touches the basketball with both hands while executing what amounts to a hesitation crossover. If the video does not lie, Curry may have committed a double-dribble violation that aided in his torching of the game’s best player in an isolation situation.

Does this actually matter? Well, no it does not. The use of Phantom Cam can be (very) cool in letting the viewer in on the minute details of the game and allowing people to see things that aren’t visible to the naked eye. With that said, there are also perils to its deployment, as things like this can become magnified to the point where officiating is blamed and Curry’s fantastic array of moves are wholly discounted by one hiccup.

Throw in the fact that, in short, most NBA plays include a traveling violation when interpreted by the literal definition of the rule and a storm appears.

Stephen Curry had a fantastic night that included 32 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and one (potential) high-profile double-dribble violation. I think he played alright.