Stephen Curry on Kevin Durant: 'He thought I was a little white kid because he didn’t know who I was'

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Stephen Curry recalled a childhood memory where Kevin Durant mistakenly thought he was just a 'little white kid' during an AAU game when they were both young. This anecdote highlights their long-standing relationship and shared history in basketball.

For Curry and Durant, the start of a new postseason isn’t just a new opportunity to play on the game’s biggest stage, it’s a reminder of just how long they’ve been here — and how rare it is to still be playing at all. “I bet you everybody has a different take on that,” Curry told The Athletic when asked what it’s been like to be in the rarefied air that he has occupied with Durant and LeBron James for so long. “Mine is I played against KD in AAU when I was 9. I was in Charlotte and he was in the DMV (Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia metropolitan region). There’s always that joke, he thought I was a little White kid because he didn’t know who I was, just a little shooter. That’s his favorite joke. “And that was, what, ’97, ’98? So think about how long that is. I don’t know how to wax poetic any more than that.”

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Q&A

What did Stephen Curry say about his first encounter with Kevin Durant?

Stephen Curry shared that during their first meeting in an AAU game, Kevin Durant thought he was just a 'little white kid' because he didn't know who Curry was.

When did Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant first play against each other?

Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant first played against each other in an AAU game around 1997 or 1998 when they were both children.

What significance does Curry attribute to his relationship with Durant?

Curry emphasized the rarity of their long-standing presence in the NBA, noting how their shared history dates back to their childhood basketball experiences.