LeBron James and Steph Curry’s relationship not too long ago blossomed proper earlier than our very eyes, however issues weren’t all the time so chummy between the 2.
LeBron and Steph teamed up for the primary time on the Paris Olympics to win gold for Staff USA and it was unimaginable.
However, issues was very tense between the 2 over the who was the most effective participant on this planet narrative, The Athletic’s Sam Amick not too long ago revealed.
“It was actually surreal for me to observe he [Curry] and LeBron particularly simply take pleasure in one another as a lot as they did (within the Olympics) as a result of we had been in any respect these Finals the place — I don’t care what LeBron says now — it’s not a matter of them having animosity in the direction of each other, however they had been rivals,” Amick mentioned on 95.7 The Recreation. “Their camps didn’t all the time love the way in which that the opposite participant was talked about.
“LeBron’s folks didn’t like it when folks began callin’ Steph the most effective participant on this planet, and there was a rigidity that was actual. After which there have been on-court moments, proper, the place LeBron, along with his huge measurement, is kinda bodying Steph and ensuring the world sees him as lower than and kinda the small, youthful man. That dynamic was actual.
“So, to go from that to those guys genuinely clicking and having such a good time collectively was the sort of factor I by no means thought I’d see.”
The pair teaming up on the Olympics might be by no means going to be repeated, because the subsequent video games aren’t till 2028 in Los Angeles.
Nevertheless, Curry has dropped some cryptic hints about changing into teammates for actual with Bron sooner or later.
“Hopefully, there will likely be extra experiences sooner or later, even when we’re teammates or not,” Curry mentioned of his Olympics berth with the Lakers nice.
READ MORE: Is Golden State the Finest Touchdown Spot for Jimmy Butler?
