June 12, 2018 — Stephen Curry rolled triumphantly through the streets of downtown Oakland on top of a double-decker bus clad in his likeness-hoisting the Golden State Warriors’ latest Larry O’Brien trophy over his head. As his bus crept to a stop in the parade’s procession, Curry hopped off and immersed himself in a royal blue and gold shower of confetti and the screams of adulation from thousands of fans.
This was the beginning of Curry’s golden summer — a glistening culmination of a season that wasn’t easy for him individually.