Asked about a possible participation in the Olympic Games in 2024, Stephen Curry did not say no, especially since the Olympic gold medal is missing from his immense record.
He has four NBA championship titles, two MVP trophies, nine All Star Game selections, two world champion titles… But he has never been an Olympic champion. In 2024, Stephen Curry will be 36 years old, and the Paris Olympic tournament could be a last opportunity for him to fix this anomaly.
After having started in 2010 with Team USA, the leader had not been selected for the 2012 Olympic Games in London then had given up those of 2016 in Rio due to an ankle and knee injury and those of 2021 in Tokyo to rest. Asked this Monday by ESPN on the possibility of seeing him in Paris next summer, the one who made the buzz this weekend by scoring a hole-in-one during a golf tournament of personalities did not close the door, as much as it is coach at Golden State, Steve Kerr, who is now the coach of the United States team.
Curry: “Kerr leading this mission is a bonus”
“That’s the one line on my resume that Steve Kerr likes to joke about, that I don’t have an Olympic gold medal. So he’s already trying to recruit me for next summer. But I will already support the guys who are going to the World Cup this year. I know they are going to represent USA well and they are going to bring home the gold. I have no idea what next summer will be like, but obviously having Coach Kerr leading this mission is an added bonus, and I would love to play for him. So we’ll see how it turns out when the summer of 2024 arrives, ”said Stephen Curry.
In total, Stephen Curry only played two competitions with the United States A team, which he finished with the gold medal around his neck: the 2010 World Cup (4.6pts average in 11 minutes) and the 2014 World Cup (10.7pts average in 20 minutes). There is no doubt that the Parisian public would dream of seeing “Chef Curry” next summer!
