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Steph Curry Says Kobe Bryant Gave Him His ‘Welcome to the NBA’ Moment

Curry recalled his first preseason matchup with Bryant as a true baptism into the league. Switched onto Kobe, he absorbed elbows to the ribs before Bryant sealed the play with a fadeaway jumper. “I was like, all right, welcome to the NBA,” Curry said. Three years later, Kobe acknowledged him with a pat after Curry hit a shot over him.