After what seemed like forever, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has finally played his first game in the Olympics for Team USA. This prompted the four-time NBA champion to shed more light on this particular moment of his career.
Team USA opened their Olympic campaign with a convincing 110-84 victory over Serbia at the Paris Games. Led by Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant, Team USA dominated their opponents from start to finish.
Durant made a blistering start, hitting his first 8 shots on the way to 23 points in just 17 minutes. James added 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Americans quickly erased an early 10-2 deficit.
The game was a rematch of the 2023 FIBA World Cup final, which Serbia won. However, the US proved too strong this time around, pulling away in the second half thanks to further contributions from Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker and Anthony Edwards.
Serbian star Nikola Jokic scored 20 points in a losing effort. US coach Steve Kerr downplayed pre-game comments from Serbia’s Svetislav Pesic, who had claimed this American team was even better than the famed 1992 “Dream Team”.
Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry Reveals Truth About Playing First Olympics Game Ever
After the game, Curry was interviewed by reporters and answered questions from them. In an article written by Aris Barkas for Eurohoops, the Golden State star shared how it felt to play in his first Olympics.
“I think I had a lot of nerves pre -game up until the national anthem,” Curry said. “It’s a really cool environment in there and obviously it was sold out to the nosebleeds and the energy was great.” “Putting on this jersey at this level like you said I’ve been looking forward to it for a very long time and I’m just enjoying the moment so that’s why you see me so animated from the open ceremonies to tonight when I’m on the bench like I’m loving it so I want to have something to show for it at the end too.”
Like Lakers star LeBron James, Curry is still playing at an elite level, even if he’s 35 years old. Last season, the Warriors guard averaged 26.4 points on 40 percent shooting from deep, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per contest.
Both teams return to action on Tuesday, with the Curry and Team USA facing South Sudan and Serbia taking on Puerto Rico. The Americans will be seeking a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Paris if they succeed in overcoming all participants in the tournament.
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