Fans know Curry’s success has hurt the legacy of LeBron James
Over the past decade, Steph Curry has dominated LeBron James in what matters most: championships.
While Curry can’t claim some of the impressive individual accomplishments of the self-proclaimed “King,” I’d argue that he’s been more positive about the game of basketball and wildly more efficient with a lot less.
That’s why I find it funny that so many LeBron fan accounts and other followers seem to be praying for Curry’s playoff demise lately. They take cheap shots that they think somehow legitimize James’ career. I’d say when your haters have to go to such great lengths to try to delegitimize your Hall of Fame career, to elevate their favorite player’s career, you’ve already won.
Take this statistic that has been making the rounds on social media for example:
Steph Curry has missed the playoffs 40% of his career. LeBron James has been in the Finals 43% of his career.
While this may not have been used to destroy Curry’s career, it is certainly misleading.
Put those careers side by side and you’ll know that Curry and LeBron both have four NBA Championship rings. Curry has done it in 17 seasons with a 4-2 Finals record, while LeBron has done it in 23 seasons and is just 4-6 in the Finals. Again, Curry is more effective. Want to celebrate participation trophies, LeBron fans? Go for it.
Next, let’s talk about the performance of the Warriors team since LeBron James took his talents to the beaches of LA.
BronMuse at X thought it was a perfect time to dunk on Curry after the Warriors failed to defeat the Phoenix Suns in the play-in game for the 8 seed on Friday night. He delivered a year-by-year breakdown of the Warriors since 2019 and went so far as to try to diminish their championship in 2022, arguably the most impressive of Curry’s career, where Curry won his first Finals MVP, referring only to defeating a “young Celtics team.” Give me a break.
Curry and the Warriors went through an absolute grind to beat a stacked Celtics team in the Finals. They defeated Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, Luka Doncic and the Mavs and Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets en route to the Finals.
Sure, I know that’s the nature of social media, but you have to be pretty insecure when it comes to LeBron and lack the understanding that you live in a glass house to share something so absurd. That glass house is apparently the 2020 championship NBA bubble, which even Anthony Davis doesn’t feel good about. Davis questions whether the ring is completely sufficient, legally saying, “Did I really win a championship?… I know I’m listed as a champion, but it’s like, I’m not sure” while appearing on the Draymomd Green Show.
My answer: While Steph Curry may have missed the playoffs four times in the last 8 years, LeBron James is most likely going to be bounced in the first round of the playoffs for the fourth time in 8 years when his beleaguered Lakers team takes on Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets, tipping off Saturday night.
Also, if you factor in injuries, which is a silly what-if game at times, but barring Klay Thompson suffering a hamstring strain in Game 2 and tearing his ACL in Game 6, Kevin Durant suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in Game 5 and Kevon Looney playing through a non-displaced first costal Warri cartilage, Toronto is elite company with five war cartilage fractures.
This post was also deliberately misleading and refused to provide disclaimers. For example, Curry was injured in Game 1 vs Minnesota in 2025, so the second round exit is not on him. Curry also missed 27 straight games this season while Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody, both starters, suffered season-ending injuries. Call them excuses, but that’s the reality.
LeBron fans and supporters will have to jump through hoops if his team gets burned in the first round against the Rockets. You will be held to the same standard.
All in all, Curry and LeBron have both had great careers. They are both totally great, but some of these petty posts are silly. Enjoy what you have now because in a few seasons you will miss seeing Curry bursts from 3 and a player who has been loyal to one team his entire career.
