Stephen Curry doesn’t really give a hoot about a big perceived blemish on his NBA resume.
Addressing the media on Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors star was asked if he was concerned about taking home the Finals MVP Award this year.
“It took to the second question of my first media availability [of the 2018 Finals], so I’m pretty sure that narrative’s going to take life, as it has since 2015,” said Curry, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. “But it doesn’t make or break my career or whatever you want to say looking back. If we win this championship and I don’t win Finals MVP, I’m going to be smiling just as wide and just as big.
“I’m going to play aggressively, confidently with that right energy and motivation to help my team win,” he continued. “And usually when I’m in that mindset, good things happen, whether that means it’s a Finals MVP or not, who cares, but I’m going to be playing like it for sure.”
Curry, the two-time regular season MVP, has two championships to his name but has yet to win a Finals MVP — Andre Iguodala won it during the Warriors’ title in 2015 and Kevin Durant took it home during their 2017 title.
If Curry never wins the award, many would see it as a knock on his legacy, particularly relative to other all-time greats. But the ring will always takes precedence over individual accolades, as Curry’s rival this series would agree.
H/T SLAMOnline
