Steph Curry: Professional Basketball Player In The NBA

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Stephen Curry is a professional basketball player in the NBA. Steph plays as a point guard in the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are the Splash Brothers Duo. Stephens full name is Wardell Stephen Curry II. Steph isn’t the only sporty one in his family, in fact, Stephens whole family is sporty.

Steph Curry is a madly successful basketball player. Steph isn’t just successful in Golden State, when Steph was in high school and elementary he was also very successful. On May 2016, Curry became the first person to be named Most Valuable Player by unanimous vote in NBA history and one of only 11 players to win the MVP (most valuable player) award two years in a row. After garnering the most valuable player award and helping
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Steph was born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio, but mainly grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. In Steph’s early years he learned the fundamentals of basketball by watching and practicing with his father, Dell. On top of that Dell would take Stephen's college team on road trips. However, it wasn’t just Dell who helped Steph become a brilliant basketball player. Steph's mom, Sonya was the one who taught him the discipline to train. Steph was lightly recruited by major college basketball programs many times. At Charlotte Christian School, Steph was definitely the best basketball player by ages. Steph enrolled at Davidson College. He immediately showed his skills by scoring 32 points in his second game. Steph ended up earning the Southern Conference freshman of the year honors. Steph also became a national star in his sophomore year, when he carried the Wildcats to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament with a series of high-scoring performances. Although Steph didn’t even finish college, he gets paid way more than any average job. Steph lived a great life as a kid meaning that he was able to look for opportunities mainly in his …show more content…
Then two years later in 1990 he was considered an older brother and then in 1992 he was the oldest out of two siblings, Seth and Sydney. Steph Curry is not the only sporty one in his family. Steph's dad, Dell Curry is a former Hornet NBA player who played from 1986-2002. Dell scored 9,839 points in the Hornets. Stephens mom, Sonya Curry was a volleyball and basketball star at Virginia Tech. Sonya won championships in both sports during her years at Radford High. Stephen Currys younger brother Seth Adham Curry also plays as a point guard in the NBA but for the Dallas Mavericks. Seth went to Duke University from 2009 to 2013. Steph's younger sister Sydel Alicia Curry is a former indoor volleyball player for Elon University. Sydel retired because of a knee injury. Sydel did 2,381 assists in her two years of playing volleyball. Steph is now married to Ayesha. Ayesha is a chef, author, businesswomen, actress, model and a television personality. Steph has two kids called Riley and Ryan. They are both girls. Riley is 5 years old and Ryan is 2 years

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