It was a rough Sunday for Steph Curry — and Fox Sports made sure the world didn’t forget it.
The Golden State Warriors fell to the Houston Rockets, and Curry turned in one of the worst performances of his career. The sharpshooter scored just three points, going 1-of-10 from the field and 1-of-8 from three. In 33 minutes, he also recorded four turnovers and ended with a -4 plus-minus. Ouch.
Over in Los Angeles, the Lakers were having a very different Sunday. They blew out the Oklahoma City Thunder — the team with the NBA’s best record — by 27 points. The win was so comfortable that Bronny James, son of LeBron and recent USC standout, checked in during the fourth quarter. He hit a three. That was enough to match Curry’s total for the night.
Nick Wright Doesn’t Hold Back
On Monday’s episode of First Things First, Fox Sports didn’t hold back. Analyst Nick Wright opened the show by highlighting Curry’s now-ended streak of 44 consecutive double-digit scoring games, juxtaposing it with LeBron James‘ still-active streak of 1,289 such games.
Then came the viral moment. Wright teed up a stat comparison between Curry and LeBron from Sunday, but instead of LeBron… it was Bronny James. The numbers were similar — both Curry and Bronny scored three points — but the implication was loud and clear.
“And to be fair, LeBron James was not great yesterday either,” Wright began. “And we can show you LeBron vs. Steph side-by-side…
Guys, that’s the wrong LeBron James. But as it turns out, [Bronny was] a little more effective for his team yesterday than the guy for whom I was told all week, ‘you can’t have the GOAT conversation without including Steph Curry.’”
Wright continued his case with another jab:
“I’m just saying, there are games where you just don’t have it and you score three points — for every player in the league except for one [LeBron], that is definitely true.”
To be fair, everyone’s entitled to a bad game — even the greatest shooters ever. And Curry will get a chance to bounce back Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns. On the season, he’s still averaging 24.4 points per game.
But the timing, paired with Bronny’s brief yet symbolically rich appearance, gave Fox Sports all the ammo they needed to take a shot — and they did not miss.
