One may argue that Nick Taylor’s explosive putt at the Canadian Open was the most spectacular made by an NBA player in 2023. Naturally, we’re referring to Stephen Curry’s game-winning walk-off eagle at Lake Tahoe to win the American Century Championship.
Appropriately, the four-time NBA champion stunned previous champion Mardy Fish by making a stunning three-pointer on the last hole to become the first active athlete to win the tournament in almost 25 years. In case you forgot, here it is:
That occurred just one day after Curry’s hole-in-one. What a beautiful week it has been. Sadly, though, he will not be returning to the event this year. Hold on, what?
Curry genuinely has a compelling argument for not defending his championship. The 36-year-old got selected to play basketball for Team USA in the upcoming summer Olympics.
Curry released a statement saying, “I’m sad that I won’t be able to defend my title at the American Century Championship in Tahoe this summer, but I simply could not pass up the opportunity to represent my country and, hopefully, win an Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Games in Paris.” “I’m excited to visit the Lake Tahoe shores again in July of next year and make even more memories there.” I’m sure Dell and Seth will do a great job representing the Curry family while I’m away, but I’ll be very sad if one of them doesn’t bring home another trophy for our mantel!
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