Stephen Curry Bio, Net Worth, Height, Relationship, Salary, Weight

Stephen Curry: Biography in Details

Who is Stephen Curry?

Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In 2015 and 2016, he won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the Warriors to their first championship in the 2014-2015 season since 1975.

Many players and analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.

Stephen Curry: Early life, Childhood, Brother

Stephen was born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio, USA. He is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and Sonya Adams.

His father was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He has two siblings named Seth Curry and Sydel Curry.

Stephen Curry is an American by nationality and is of African-American ethnicity.

His younger brother Seth is also an NBA player. Stephen Curry grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where his father spent most of his NBA career with the Charlotte Hornets.

Education

The player was honored with his diploma after his graduation ceremony at Davidson College in August 2022.

In May, the player received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology but couldn’t attend the official ceremony due to the NBA playoffs.

Stephen Curry was educated at Queensway Christian College, where he played for the boys’ basketball team of the college.

He did not receive any college basketball offers from a major conference school due to his size so he chose to attend Davidson College.

Stephen Curry was the NCAA scoring leader and was named a consensus first-team All-American while he was at Davidson.

Stephen Curry: Career, Profession

Stephen Curry began his professional basketball career in 2009. He was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.

His rookie contract was worth $12.7 million over four years. In his first career game, he scored 14 points and 7 assists.

In his first season, he finished second in “NBA Rookie of the Year” voting to Tyreke Evans. He was also named to the “NBA All-Rookie First Team” that season.

At the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend, Curry won the NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge. He was also the recipient of the NBA Sportsmanship Award.

In the 2011-2012 season, Stephen Curry played only a few games due to an injury.

Prior to the start of the 2012–13 season, Curry agreed to a four-year, $44 million rookie scale contract extension with the Warriors.

In 2014–15, he won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.

That same year, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season.

Stephen Curry is considered one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. Stephen played his first game for the United States national team at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

In that tournament, Stephen Curry helped Team USA win the silver medal.

Salary, Net Worth

Stephen Curry has an annual salary of 50 million dollars and a net worth of $160 million as of 2023.

Stephen Curry’s Rumors, controversy

Stephen Curry was under investigation for point-shaving during the NBA finals in 2016.

The NBA Finals ended in dramatic fashion with the Cleveland Cavaliers defeating The Golden State Warriors, in which Curry was accused of point shaving in the game.

However, Stephen Curry claimed that he has done nothing wrong.

Curry was also dragged into a controversy when he defended a controversial comment he made on Wednesday about President Trump.

He said “I agree with that description,” Curry told the newspaper, “If you remove the ‘et’ from asset.”

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Stephen Curry has a height of 6 feet 3 inches with a body weight of 86 kg. In addition, he has black hair color and his eye color is hazel.

Is Stephen Curry active on social media?

Stephen Curry is active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 10.5 million followers on Facebook, he has around 14.7 million followers on Twitter, and more than 31.8 million followers on Instagram.

Stephen Curry also has a Youtube channel with over 351k followers.

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