Steph admits teaming up with LeBron in the NBA ‘probably’ won’t happen


Steph admits teaming up with LeBron in the NBA ‘probably’ won’t happen first appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Steph Curry and LeBron James won a gold medal together this summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, leaving many wondering what an NBA combination between the pair would look like.

But also business rumorsdon’t count on Curry and James teaming up again anytime soon.

“Probably not,” Curry told ESPN’s Malika Andrews when asked if he thought he would join James. “But I think the what ifs and all that kind of stuff, you just leave that to whatever mechanism people want to talk about.

“We just hoop.”

James was most recently linked to the Warriors before last season’s NBA trade deadline, when Golden State reportedly sought a blockbuster deal to win the four-time NBA MVP from the Los Angeles Lakers. But the deal didn’t happen in part because James’ agent, Rich Paul, is “completely opposed” to James’ suggestion of exchanging Southern California for Northern California, NBA contributor Marc Stein reported in August, citing league sources.

And now, as the Warriors struggle offensively while simultaneously sinking in the Western Conference standings, NBA pundits are calling for Golden State to pick up the phone and give Los Angeles a call about James.

It would surely be one of the wildest trades in NBA history if Curry and James joined forces, going from bitter rivals as frequent NBA Finals opponents over the years to unlikely teammates. But even though they never played together, Curry explained how his rivalry with James turned into a friendship as the two legends grew.

“It’s a fun battle, because the longer we’ve been doing this, the more appreciation and respect there is than maybe back in the day, (where) there was a lot of frustration and anger,” Curry told Andrews. “The competition is real, but it’s there. And you still want to go to each other, but the respect is there.”

Curry and James will “go to each other” when the Warriors and the Lakers face on Christmas Day. And while Curry said he “probably” won’t play with James, a lot can happen between now and the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

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