LeBron James has been a national figure since he was a teenager, but he has nothing on Stephen Curry when it comes to living in the public eye from an early age. As the son of veteran shooter Dell Curry, young Steph was a presence at events ranging from the Three-Point Contest at All-Star weekend to random Charlotte Hornets games to TV segments about the families of NBA athletes. He didn't have the recruiting pedigree of other All-NBA athletes, but he still got plenty of media attention.
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For instance, we're pretty sure that no other NBA player starred in basketball-centric Burger King ads before he entered high school.