The two legends have admired each other for a long time. There is regular contact. Send each other gifts. It is not known exactly when the praise began. However, after winning the NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, Stephen Curry expressed his admiration for Lionel Messi. “I think we have the same style of play,” he told Let’s Go Warriors. We are creative. ’
Curry, who wore the number 30 jersey for the Golden State Warriors, gifted Messi a jersey after the number of followers on Instagram reached 30 million that year. The following year, the Argentine legend sent Curry the number 10 jersey as a gift after he got 10 million followers on Instagram. He was then with Barcelona and now for Inter Miami in the United States.
Since joining Miami in 2023, Curry’s contact with Messi has naturally increased. Curry has said a new thing in that trend. Curry tries to emulate the way Messi has become a legend on and off the field.
Curry, 36, is already a legend in basketball. He is a four-time NBA champion, two-time MVP, and has won Olympic gold. Messi has won all possible titles with the national team and club. In addition to the World Cup, he has won the continental superiority Copa America several times. He has won the European Champions League several times in club football. He also won the league of Spain and France several times, and won the Club World Cup. He has won the Ballon d’Or eight times.
‘We admire greatness. He’s motivated to keep going his own way. I have the utmost respect for him for the way he takes care of himself on and off the field. I try to follow in the same way. ’
Messi is in the final year of his current contract at Miami. Messi, who won the Supports Shield and Leagues Cup with the MLS club, can renew his contract until 2026 if he wants. Curry is fighting to lead the Golden State Warriors to the playoffs during the 2024-25 NBA season.