Guarding Steph Curry is an undertaking very few in the NBA are prepared for.
Hornets guard Collin Sexton was ready for the challenge in the Warriors’ 136-116 win over Charlotte on Saturday at Chase Center, and he did his best not to leave Curry’s side.
Quite literally.
With 8:20 remaining in the second quarter and the Warriors leading 47-39, Sexton, with his arm around Curry, followed the Warriors superstar stride-for-stride across the court. When Curry, who noticed Sexton hovering, kept walking past Charlotte’s bench and toward the locker room, Sexton hilariously followed him off the court.
All Sexton is doing is what every coach probably preaches to their players when matched up against Curry: Wherever he goes, you go. And you don’t leave his side.
Of course, Sexton didn’t do anything wrong, he was just being overly aggressive in sticking by Curry’s side, but when asked about the viral moment after the game, Curry couldn’t help but feel flattered at the attention paid to him.
“There’s a part of you that fights it just because it’s not real basketball,” Curry said. “But there’s also a part of it that’s flattering … knowing that you demand that much attention and what it does to create shots for other guys.”
Whether it was Sexton and Charlotte’s defense or just a poor shooting night, Curry was held at bay with 14 points, three rebounds and five assists on 6-of-12 shooting from the field and 2 of 8 from 3-point range in 29 minutes.
Hopefully future opponents don’t take Sexton’s antics further and follow Curry out of the building.
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