Something struck me as I was walking around Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon. I was scurrying between the LA Convention Center, where the All-Star practice and media day took place, and the Staples Center, where the Saturday night festivities were.
With my face glued to my phone, I was weaving through the heavy foot traffic of the All-Star Game fans. I was watching a clip of Stephen Curry’s earlier media appearance, when something next to me caught my eye: A family of five, each wearing Curry jerseys.
I moved off of the busy sidewalk and stopped. I watched the packed street, and tried to count the myriad jerseys and shirseys passing by: Curry, Curry, Curry, Lonzo Ball, Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Curry, Durant, Curry, Ball, Curry, Brandon Ingram, Curry, Durant, Curry, James, Curry, Curry, James, Curry.