OAKLAND — There is a reason you don’t hear Stephen Curry preaching into every microphone in his face. It’s a calculated decision to elude religious rhetoric like he does aggressive defenders. He is fine with the subtle gestures — scriptures on his shoe, points upward after baskets, blessed being a regular in his vocabulary — and letting how he lives do the talking.
He will answer when asked, dialogue person-to-person. But Curry much prefers being an example over a spokesperson.
Which is why he is in a tough spot. Because he is being pressured into making a statement for the sake of making a statement.