Stephen Curry crammed his 6-foot-3 frame into a small chair in the living room of his East Bay home. His knee bruised and bloodied. His thigh swollen to the point of it looking like a loaf of sourdough bread fresh out of the oven.
Only an hour or so removed from a heartbreaking loss in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Curry’s thigh and knee were letting him know that it’s officially his summer and it’s time for immediate rest and recuperation. His mother Sonya pressed her fingers into the lump of flesh and felt it twitch.