If someone takes a wild guess over what would be Stephen Curry‘s ideal retirement plan, golf will have the highest vote. The Dubs ace’s love for the golf club and lush green terrains is public knowledge. And doesn’t he just love to play it with his closest mates? He did just that during the last rendition of The Match, a charity golf game between celebs. And his former Splash Bro, Klay Thompson, was his partner in crime in the event. Despite the loss, Curry still is loyal to Thompson as it was revealed in a latest collab with Jalen Brunson.
The collab came courtesy of Chase Bank, the name sponsor of the Golden State Warriors’ home arena. Curry shared the clip with his 58 million Instagram followers, where the duo tested their knowledge of each other’s basketball arenas. During the Q&A session, when asked to form a hypothetical golf group of four Warriors and Knicks players from any era, the first name Curry chose was Thompson’s. They might have split now, but their decade-old friendship has still not been affected.
Curry might have forgotten what teaming up with Thompson resulted in last summer at the Wynn Golf Club in Nevada, where they faced off against NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. While the football players showcased their pro-level performance from the start, the Warriors duo managed to hit their first hole-in-one at No. 9. However, it seems like Curry believes in the phrase: Win, lose or tie, Splash Brothers till we die.
Coming back to the collaboration video, Brunson mentioned Curry’s name as soon as he heard the question, as the 28-year-old knew that no one in the league is as passionate about the sport as the 4-time champion.
Despite being a basketball superstar, Stephen Curry’s heart beats for golf
Curry enjoys the actions on the hardwood wearing his blue and gold jersey but he equally cherishes the calm ambience of the golf course. The Golden State leader took an interest in the sport at the age of ten. Though he chose basketball as his career, he admitted that he gets an adrenaline rush while playing golf.
“Basketball’s a little more reactive so you don’t have too much time to dwell on what’s going on,” Curry told NBA.com last year, citing the key difference between the two sports as per his experience. He added, “In golf, you have a long walk from shot to shot to deal with the thoughts going on between the ears. You have to have a bit of amnesia out there.”
Besides swinging the club during his off time, Curry actively participates in the fantasy golf league. To take his passion further, the 36-year-old founded Underrated Golf, a program dedicated to making the sport more accessible to underprivileged youth. “I feel like I just got started on this journey of creating opportunities for Black and brown kids around the country to pursue golf at the highest level, but also get access to the world of golf,” he explained. This noble initiative only enhances his already impressive legacy.