Somehow, uttering the following, Curry unleashed a tempest of local fury: "Obviously, walking in that locker room, it'll be good memories. Hopefully, it still smells a little bit like champagne."
On its face, perhaps a statement about returning to the site of a fond memory, the time Golden State finally won a championship. It was a celebration interim coach Luke Walton called "one of the greatest moments we've had in our lives." When put in a headline and combined with the word "Cleveland" though, it was taken as an affront.
According to Cleveland.com, Cavs players found Curry's comment "disrespectful." LeBron James exited his Monday shootaround asking reporters why no one had asked about Curry's comment and saying that he had an answer for it.
If James indeed had an answer, it wasn't on the court. Again, he was inefficient against Golden State's long, switching defense, getting only 16 points on 16 shots and finishing minus-35 over his 33-minute stint. That minus-35 mark qualifies as the worst of his entire long, storied career.
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