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The touching moment when Warriors’ star Stephen Curry tears up, embracing his retired NBA guard father Dell, after clinching his fourth title and his first Finals MVP

Entertainment — 06/02/2024

On Thursday night, as the last buzzer of the Golden State Warriors’ NBA Finals triumph against the Boston Celtics rang, a distraught Stephen Curry sobbed in the arms of his father Dell. Curry felt equally overwhelmed, weary, and relieved.

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Stephen Curry and wife Ayesha leave TD Garden with the NBA Finals MVP award in handWith a team-high 34 points following the 103-90 victory in Game 6, Curry was on the verge of taking home his first MVP trophy in the Finals. But even with everyone’s attention on the future Hall of Famer at Boston’s TD Garden, Curry was able to grab a little respite from the mayhem.

To reporters, 34-year-old Curry admitted, “I kind of blacked out.”

Stephen Curry was ready for some sleep after winning his fourth NBA title and first Finals MVPAmid a sea of green-clad Celtics supporters, the older Curry was effortlessly identifiable as he stood near the baseline, cigar in hand, getting ready for his son’s fourth NBA championship.(From left) Dell Curry of the Charlotte Hornets and his son Stephen Curry sit with Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kings and Drazen Petrovic of the New Jersey Nets as former NBA player and then-Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson looks on from behindTo be honest with you, Curry admitted, “I had no idea he was down there, out on the floor.” I knew time was kind of running out when I spotted him and lost it. It was so unique that I just wanted to savor the experience.Stephe Curry (center) after being drafted by the Warriors in 2009. He's pictured alongside his parents, Dell and Sonya, the latter of whom has recently filed for divorceAfter seen Dell play for the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors as a child, Curry has experienced these kinds of embraces in the past, first as the encouraging son and then as an NBA champion.

However, after two underwhelming seasons, Curry believed something was different in the closing stages of Thursday’s Game 6.Curry is pictured after the Warriors clinched the Western Conference Finals alongside his family: Wife Ayesha and children Riley, Ryan and CanonAfter Klay Thompson missed two seasons due to two career-threatening injuries and Kevin Durant signed a free agent contract to play for Brooklyn in 2019, it was believed that the Warriors dynasty was over. Golden State was eliminated in the play-in round prior to the 2021 postseason after finishing in the NBA’s bottom half in 2020.Stephen Curry's daughter Riley became a media sensation in 2015 when she began appearing with her father at his postgame press conferencesCurry’s fourth league championship and first MVP award during the Finals cemented his place among the sport’s most persistent winners, if his three previous titles showed his potential for Hall of Fame worthiness. Longtime teammate Andre Iguodala declared that Curry has proven he is the “greatest point guard of all time,” while head coach Steve Kerr referred to the 2022 Finals as Curry’s “crowning achievement.”Speaking for myself, Curry told reporters that he started using his workouts from the previous off-season—which ended with our loss in the play-in round—to prepare for this season a year and a half ago. Everything was profitable. had no clue as to what would happen. didn’t know what to anticipate from the environment. Even when the feelings don’t quite hit you how you expected,Stephen Curry (right) talks to father Dell at a pre-draft workout for the Charlotte BobcatsCurry’s basketball career has been extraordinary, even to people who are unaware of him or his extensive NBA family.Curry was born in the same Akron, Ohio hospital as LeBron James, the beloved son of the community, four years earlier. The rapid fire In 1988, Dell was a player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he later rose to prominence with the Hornets and helped to popularise the 3-point shot in the NBA.Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors returns to his high school with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy on September 18, 2015 at Charlotte Christian High SchoolDell eventually called it quits on his career in Toronto, where his father and younger brother Seth were regular fixtures at the Air Canada Centre, where Stephen Curry could regularly be seen hoisting up shots.