The jokes started during the ninth hole of the Safeway Open pro-am in October. After getting to know his partner a bit, professional golfer and Cavaliers fan Harold Varner III ribbed Stephen Curry about Golden State’s 2016 NBA Finals collapse.
“Once he tested the waters, he didn’t hold back the rest of the way,” Curry recalled after Warriors practice Sunday.
The two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player has given Cleveland supporters plenty of ammo in recent months. During Golden State’s four-game skid against the Cavaliers, which dates to Game 5 of the Finals, Curry has averaged 21.