It looks like the Houston Rockets ended up poking the bear when players decided to taunt the Golden State Warriors ahead of their matchup tonight. Taking care of ‘Clutch City’ with ease, Stephen Curry also had a moment in the game where fans could see him over-emphatically celebrating a foul call. Later, ‘The Chef’ spoke to reporters about this moment in the post-game press conference.
Stephen Curry as well as Klay Thompson gave fans a flashback of those good old ‘Splash Brothers’ days as the two went off for 29 points each, in what was a massive game in the context of the play-in tournament. However, reporters were more curious to know the four-time NBA champion’s state of mind during his hyped celebration after an and-one play.
“I was just happy to get a call that was pretty obvious. There was one last game where there’s a still shot of Gafford all across my arms…I’m not a foul baiter and not a guy that tries not to complain. It happens from time to time. But you can always celebrate when it goes your way too.” Curry said, per Anthony Slater
As seen in the video above, Curry was clearly hyped after getting the foul called in his favor. He even took a subtle jab at Rockets’ forward Tari Eason when the latter took to Instagram to taunt Curry and the Warriors by clinking three bottles together while on the bench.
His statement on the matter deserves attention too. If you have a look at some of the Golden State Warriors games, you’ll notice how Stephen Curry doesn’t get a lot of foul calls despite dealing with immense contact from defenders. The particular incident that he spoke about during the contest against the Dallas Mavericks wasn’t very pretty either. However, unfortunately for him, instances such as the one in question are far from uncommon for the star. And yet, he gets a suspiciously low amount of leeway from the officials.
