Stephen Curry’s LAST dunk: Warriors superstar makes promise after unusual 76ers basket

In the game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Stephen Curry threw down the 27th dunk of his career, calling it his "last one"

Stephen Curry’s LAST dunk: Warriors superstar makes promise after unusual 76ers basket

Stephen Curry makes his first dunk in last six years against the Philly

In Saturday’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, GSW’s Stephen Curry did something stellar. Around halfway through the fourth quarter, Curry received an open pass on the fast break after his team stole the ball. Since he was open, the 6’2″ guard decided to go up the ladder and slam the ball into the rim, giving fans one of the rarest sights—Curry outside his natural habitat.

Although the Warriors lost the tight battle on the road, his dunk made him the man of the hour. After the game, while talking to reporters in the post-game conference, Curry confessed that today marked the end of his dunking days. Additionally, the veteran revealed that he only attempted it to prove his assistant coach, Jerry Stackhouse, wrong.

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That will probably be my last dunk though. I’m calling it right now. That was the last one you are gonna see…. Ironically this morning at shootaround, Stackhouse said he wanted to see a dunk, he hadn’t said that all year and I haven’t heard that in years.

Stephen Curry disclosed

This was Curry‘s 27th career dunk in his 16-year tenure with the NBA. Not only that, but it was also his first dunk in the past six years. When asked by a reporter if he remembered the last time he dunked the ball, he confidently claimed, “Of course I do,” before flexing his impressive recollection skills and strong memory.

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Despite the loss, the 36-year-old led the Warriors‘ offense with a team-high 29 points, sinking 5-of-12 of his three-point attempts. Additionally, he dished out 13 assists to his teammates to get his team going. Nonetheless, the Warriors have now slipped to the 7th seed in the Western Conference.

Steve Kerr clarifies his stance on limiting Stephen Curry’s minutes

After the loss on the road, the most popular narrative was the restrictions on Stephen Curry’s court time. Due to a tight schedule of three games in four nights, Curry played 16 minutes and 36 seconds in the first half and 19 minutes and 52 seconds in the second half, for a total of 36 minutes and 28 seconds. This aligns with their head coach’s efforts to keep his star guard’s workload around 34-35 minutes per game.

We got three in four nights. I can’t play him 40 minutes. I don’t really want to play him much more than 34, 35 (minutes).

Steve Kerr remarked

This emphasis on Curry’s court time is to help save some fuel in the tank of their aging star for the post-season. While the acquisition of Jimmy Butler certainly provides the Warriors with a much-needed offensive weapon since Klay Thompson‘s departure, Dubs Nation has yet to see their number one and number two guys in full synergy on the court, as Butler was ruled out of tonight’s game due to a back spasm.