While Stephen Curry eventually took off the shooting sleeve he was wearing at the start of Thursday's Game 1 of the NBA Finals, he apparently drew inspiration from an all-time great of the recent past.
"Low-key, I've always wanted to be like Allen Iverson," Curry said, per Anthony Slater of the Mercury News. "But it just wasn't feeling right."
Keen NBA historians will recognize a link between Iverson and Curry's NBA Finals opponent. Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers when Iverson famously stepped over him after drilling a critical shot on his way to 48 points in the Philadelphia 76ers' Game 1 win in the 2001 NBA Finals.