Steph Curry hilariously recaps involvement in 2013 Warriors-Pacers scuffle – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

Steph Curry, one of the most composed athletes in professional sports, has not always avoided heated exchanges in his 15 seasons in the NBA.

During a recent appearance on the “SmartLess” podcast, the Warriors’ star point guard humorously recounted his involvement in an on-court altercation against the Indiana Pacers over a decade ago.

“I’ve gotten a beatdown. It was in, I think it’s on YouTube still, it was in Indiana in 2013,” Curry shared. “Roy Hibbert, David West, and my teammate at the time, David Lee. Roy Hibbert and David Lee kind of squared up underneath the basket, it was like big-man-on-big-man crime. Guards and little guys stay out the way. That’s kind of a known thing in the league when the big guys are going at it. Just everything else around doesn’t matter.”

In spite of the known rule, Curry valiantly entered the fray, racing into the scuffle in an attempt to defend Lee.

“My dumb ass wanted to get in there and protect my teammate,” Curry explained. “So they square up, they chest bump, and I run up behind Roy Hibbert. He’s 7-foot probably, 290, 280 pounds, and I tried to like grab him from the back and pull him off my teammate. When I tell you it was like swatting a fly off, he literally just took his left hand and just. It was literally under the basket, and I flew all the way into the corner.

“Like feet off, slid across the court. So now I’m embarrassed, so then I have to get up and act like I’m coming back for more. That’s when David West, who’s like the big punisher, the enforcer on the court, he like kind of stiff arms me and puts me in my place. Just holds me in one hand with all this commotion going on.”

West’s involvement in the incident is notable, as he later became Curry’s teammate in Golden State and played a crucial role in the Warriors’ back-to-back NBA championships in 2017 and 2018.

Even after being tossed aside by Hibbert a decade ago, Curry still speaks highly of the former Pacers big man.

“Great guy. Got a mean left swim move,” Curry jokingly remarked.

While Curry’s loyalty to his teammates is unwavering, it’s hoped that his days of involving himself in on-court disputes are behind him.

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