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Loons goalkeeper was once classmates with another rising pro athlete — Steph Curry

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Before he left for Sunday's home game against FC Dallas, Minnesota United backup goalkeeper Clint Irwin tuned into a show he's known since he was a teenager.

"I've seen it before," he said, "but to see it in an NBA playoff Game 7 was pretty cool."

That show has starred his childhood friend Steph Curry since they were in middle and high school together in Charlotte, N.C.

This time, his childhood friend scored a playoff career-high 50 points — most in a Game 7 in NBA history, by two points — that helped Golden State beat Sacramento 4-3 in a first-round, best-of-seven series.