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A clip from August 2023 keeps finding new life, and with the NBA Finals generating peak basketball conversation, it is making the rounds again.
Gilbert Arenas asked Stephen Curry a direct question on Gil's Arena. Curry gave a direct answer.
"Yes. I have to be. It's me and Magic Johnson," Curry said, per a clip posted by Sports Fountain on X.
Arenas: “I’m thinking about the 90s growing up. There was nobody trying to be a 6'9" point guard. But I can witness and watch every kid trying to be Curry. I look at the stats and say, Magic then Curry. When I look at the kids and I watch AAU, it’s like, nah.”
Curry answered.
"Magic's resume is ridiculous. So the fact that we're even having that conversation, that's a place I never thought I'd be in," Curry told Arenas. That’s a lofty résumé to shoot for. I’m still going. Let’s see what happens.”
Stephen Curry addresses whether he is the greatest point guard of all time.
"Magic's resume is ridiculous. So the fact that we're even having that conversation, that's a place I never thought I'd be in," Curry told Arenas. That’s a lofty résumé to shoot for. I’m still going.… pic.twitter.com/SrAQhzsHz8
The response from the NBA's historical figures was immediate. Michael Jordan texted Stephen A. Smith the morning after the clip surfaced and Smith read it live on First Take.
"Although greatest of anything is always a debate, I beg to differ on greatest point guard of all time," Jordan wrote. "Magic Johnson is easily the best point guard of all time. Steph Curry is very close, but not in front of Magic."
Magic Johnson responded on CBS Sports Radio's The Zach Gelb Show with a numbered case.
“Well, do the numbers say that, Zach? If he got more than five championships, if he got more than three Finals MVPs, and three league MVPs, then he's the greatest," Johnson said. "If he got more than No. 1 in assists all-time in the Finals, No. 2 in double-doubles, No. 1 in triple-doubles all-time in the NBA playoffs, No. 4 in steals all-time in the playoffs. If he got more than all those things, he's the best."
Curry acknowledged the pushback without retreating from his position, calling it an unsolvable debate that will always exist because of the generational gap between eras.
Curry was 35 when he said it on Gil's Arena. He is 38 now, still playing, still shooting, and clearly still standing by every word.
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