Steph Curry produced a remarkable shot that was perhaps so good it has led to women's NBA (WNBA) star Caitlin Clark claiming it was created by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Curry is amongst the contenders to be one of basketball's GOATs after a career in the NBA spent entirely with the Golden State Warriors, whom he first represented back in 2009.
The 37-year-old point guard has become an NBA Champion on four occasions - in 2015, 2017, 2018 and most recently in 2022 - as well as being crowned the NBA Finals MVP in 2022.
Curry's legacy has been further cemented through being twice been named the NBA's Most Valuable Player and has been in the NBA's All-Star game on 11 previous occasions.
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Curry last year also added an Olympic gold medal to his list of career achievements after being triumphant with the United States basketball team at Paris 2024, an accolade the roster will hope to successfully defend on home soil when Los Angeles 2028 comes around a few years from now.
Curry's name surely features in the conversation when it comes to discussing the NBA's modern greats, which also includes the likes of Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, amongst others.
Recently, Curry produced a moment that further cemented his status as a modern NBA great, with some even going so far as to question whether it was reality or a creation of AI.
Recently, Curry has been absent from the court due to injury after suffering a muscle sprain and a quad contusion.
He did not play for the Warriors for five games before returning to action on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
And pre-match, Curry showed he was fit again with his injury well and truly behind him by playing a trick shot, which stunned the crowd attending.
Curry attempted one of his signature trick shots, but with a twist that cranked up the usual difficulty.
Curry took the ball into a corridor in one of the tunnels at the Chase Center before launching it with a one-handed swing towards the other end of the court.
The ball was in flight for a couple of seconds before it rattled the net after bouncing off the rim, with Curry sprinting back down the tunnel after completing the remarkable shot, which left the crowd celebrating.
The shot is even more remarkable when viewed from multiple angles.
Fellow point guard Clark, who plays for WNBA side Indiana Fever, took to social media to give her reaction to the shot and claims the effort was not real as she wrote, 'this has to be AI'.
Topics: Steph Curry , NBA, Basketball
John McDougall