The Rush: Steph Curry breaks NBA 3-point record as Warriors slay Knicks
Stephen Curry further cements his GOAT legacy, breaking the NBA’s all-time made 3-pointers record in front of Ray Allen and Reggie Miller at Madison Square Garden. In the historic contest, the Warriors beat the Knicks who are suffering a COVID outbreak along with multiple teams across various pro sports leagues. Among the COVID chaos, The Rush is reviving its Good News Tracker, featuring feel-good stories about Candace Parker and J.R. Smith.
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- Here's Curry. For the record, it's good. There it is. Stephen Curry, the all time three point king of the NBA.
JARED QUAY: Steph Curry wasted no time getting after to Ray Allen's all time free play record against the Knicks last night. Curry swished the record bucket with seven minutes and 33 seconds left to play in the first quarter, with Jesus Shuttlesworth and Reggie Miller courtside at Madison Square Garden to pay their respects. Goats recognize goats. And a bunch of other goats took to social media to give Curry his props, which was cool. Of course, Tom Brady had to name drop a sponsor in his tweet, but hey, that's why he's rich and I'm not.
3-pointer number 2,974 has stepped all up in his feelings, and who could blame them. Hell, I can barely make a 3 pointer when I'm alone on the court by myself. So I get it, man. Curry's five 3-pointers at 22 points contributed to the Warriors win over our shorthanded Knicks.
- I'm talking about Knicks basketball.
JARED QUAY: The Knicks are struggling with the COVID outbreak, with three players and broadcaster Clyde Frazier, all in protocols, and they're not the only ones. In the NBA alone, the Knicks, Hornets, Bulls and Nets are all experiencing outbreaks with James Harden just being added to Brooklyn's list.
- It's the beard man.
JARED QUAY: In the NHL, some games have been postponed as 30 players enter protocols in recent days. And you know it's serious when Manchester United cancelled their match yesterday, because you don't [BLEEP] with Europeans in they're soccer. It could be Independence Day, and they like, no we going to finish this game.
- Football is life.
JARED QUAY: Speaking of football, the NFL is full of COVID. The Rams have 13 players out, including Odell Beckham Jr, the Browns are down 8, and we at Yahoo have been running the list to help you keep track of all the players [? at ?] protocol, because chances are it's already changed since we recorded this segment. People get vaccinated, get boosted, and mask up. Come on now man, we cannot go through another shutdown with no sports. I almost died last year.
- Oh, that certainly would suck.
JARED QUAY: And I know we all could use some good news these days. So at The Rush, we searched hard, and far, and wide to find some. Basketball goat and recent Rush guest, Candace Parker, broke some big news on Tuesday. She wrote a lengthy Instagram post celebrating her second wedding anniversary.
- She's married?
JARED QUAY: I guess so Chandler. The woman kept her marriage a secret from the public for two years. How is that even possible in this day and age? I have no idea, but I'm highly impressed. The Insta post announced that Candace and her wife, fellow baller, Anna Petrakova are expecting a baby. Adding a baby to the family and bringing a championship to your hometown, you'll see Parker's living the dream, and so is JR Smith.
J.R. SMITH: I can't even describe the feeling. I ain't even going to lie to you.
JARED QUAY: Former NBA star, JR Smith felt euphoric as hell when he found out he got a 4.0 grade point average in his first semester at college, yo. Dude retired from the NBA and wrote in college at North Carolina A&T, joined the golf team, and now has straight A's.
J.R. SMITH: You don't think you can do it. You always hear about your disabilities, and all that [BLEEP] plays a part in why you can't think the way you want to. And still being able to achieve that [BLEEP], I'm happy about that one.
JARED QUAY: Yo, this might mean more to JR than his two NBA championships, especially because it's the first time he did without with LeBron, even though I'm not sure, maybe Bron be calling to help him with his homework. He's like, yeah man, you gotta get the reciprocal value on that, you got to flip the integers. I don't even know what I'm saying, because I ain't getting 4.0. Hey JR, tell me how you did it, bro.
