THIS DEVIL NAMED CURRY: French announcers were stunned by Steph Curry’s Olympic heroics…….Steph Curry put on a show that left French announcers at a loss for words during Team USA’s victory over France in the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal game…..in a performance for the ages…..Curry’s scored 24 points……shooting 8-of-14 from the field and a remarkable 8-of-13 from beyond the arc…..he also added a rebound, five assists, and two steals to his stat line…..leading Team USA to a 98-87 win at Bercy Arena…..the Warriors superstar was not only the top scorer for Team USA…..but also the catalyst for their gold medal triumph…. particularly with a jaw-dropping fourth-quarter surge that will be remembered for years…..as Curry unleashed his shooting barrage,….the French team and their broadcasters could only watch in disbelief…..with Team USA clinging to an 82-79 lead with just under three minutes remaining……Steph Curry nailed a clutch three-pointer that prompted an unforgettable reaction from the French commentators……in a moment that quickly went viral, the French broadcasters were heard exclaiming:

“Beware, beware of Steph’s shot! Oh no… but nooooo!! but nooooo!!”

“Steph Curry at the buzzer… how is this possible?!”

“Steph Curry. He got the hot hand, he got the hot hand! How is this possible?! He got the hot hand, Steph Curry!!!”……They gave everything they got, the Frenchies…..but with Steph Curry and his ‘maestra’…”

The sheer shock and awe in their voices captured what every NBA team has felt since Steph Curry first entered the league in the 2009-10 season…..but on this night, it was the French national team that experienced the full force of Curry’s “demon mode” in the most painful way possible……among Curry’s many nicknames…..“this devil named Steph Curry” might just become the most fitting after his Olympic heroics…..and after his performance in Paris, some might say the city now needs an exorcism.

WHERE LEGENDS ARE BORN: ……When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar twisted his ankle during Game 5 of the 1980 NBA Finals….the entire Lakers camp felt the blow…..their star center, a 7ft 2” giant, was now questionable for the crucial Game 6……leaving the team on edge…..but one rookie refused to let this setback crush their championship dreams…..that rookie was Magic Johnson, and what he did next would go down in history……upon landing in Philadelphia, Johnson made a bold move…..he sat in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s seat in the locker room…..a silent but powerful gesture to his teammates that he was ready to step up…..this wasn’t just a rookie trying to make a statement….it was a future legend in the making…….Johnson, showing wisdom beyond his years…..convinced head coach Paul Westhead to let him take Kareem’s position at center…..reflecting on this pivotal moment during a 2023 appearance on “All The Smoke”……. Johnson shared,……“I get to the airport, and everybody’s head is down because Kareem can’t play…..I thought, I gotta do something to get these guys going…..so, I went and sat in Kareem’s seat, and as every Laker came by, I said,…..‘Never fear, Magic is here.’ They were like….. ‘This dude is crazy.’…and I told the coach,……‘I’ma play center tomorrow against Caldwell Jones.’”….what followed was nothing short of extraordinary…..un one of the most iconic performances in NBA history….Magic Johnson scored 42 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists….his efforts not only secured the Lakers’ victory but also earned him the NBA Finals MVP award….. Johnson’s performance in Game 6 didn’t just win a game…..it marked the birth of a legend…..

this unforgettable night is a reminder that in the face of adversity…..true champions rise to the occasion.

SHAQUILLE O’NEAL said…… “My stepdad was a sergeant in the army…..a serious, strong man of character…..we had an excellent relationship…….I once played at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks in my first season in the NBA……I had a terrible game and

afterward, he called me and asked why I played so badly…..he wondered if it was the pressure of facing Patrick Ewing and the Knicks……I told him I felt pressure…..he said, “Tomorrow, I want you home at 7:00 AM. Pick me up…..we’re going to see a family that has no home.”….on the way, we encountered a family in need…..my stepdad stopped, gave them money for their next meal, and said, “That’s pressure….you have everything; you’re weak…..there’s no pressure in playing basketball and earning millions of dollars…..real pressure is felt by those who don’t know when or where their next meal will come from.”….. he told me to get out and help that family…….I got out and saw a man with his wife and two children who had just lost their home…..the man was looking for work…..he told me he was cutting grass…..I called a friend and asked him to get this man a job……I called another friend and said I needed an apartment for a family of four, promising to send a check the next day…..they needed help…..after that, I never felt pressure in a basketball game again because that family had real pressure.”

I BET YOU TRAVIS HUNTER HATERS DIDN’T KNOW THIS……Fresh off a whirlwind weekend in New York City taking home the 2024 Heisman Trophy…..star wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter returned to practice on Monday with his Colorado teammates to prepare for their December 28 date against BYU in the Alamo Bowl…..after earning AP Player of the Year….Walter Camp Player of the Year….Chuck Bednarik Award…. Biletnikoff Award…..Lott IMPACT Trophy and Paul Hornung Award honors…..Hunter easily could have declared for the 2025 NFL Draft instead of playing in a non-College Football Playoff bowl game…..according to team videographer…..and Coach Prime’s son…..Deion Sanders Jr., the team-mentality that Hunter showcases doesn’t end on the field…..in a conversation on the Zero 2 Sixty podcast…..Sander Jr. revealed that the All-American two-way superstar….and one of the top NIL earners in college sports….doesn’t take money from the school’s collective….instead donates his own money to other players on the team…..did you know he receives no NIL (money) from the collective?…..Sanders Jr. shared with Zero 2 Sixty podcast host Matt McChesney…..a former Colorado offensive lineman….. “He’s one of the biggest donors to the collective…..meaning he’s paying a lot of others’ NIL on this team…..he’s paying at least 10-15 guys’ NIL on the team…..he’s donating his own money.”….most of the hate that is directed at Colorado is because of their coach who is arguably the greatest football player of all time…..always ignoring the fact that none of his players have been in any off the field trouble and also do well scholastically…..their jealousy and envy cloud their vision instead of looking at the overall good Deion has brought to that program…..and college football in general…..and now with Travis winning the Heisman…..naysayers and haters will still criticize this exceptional athlete who is just as exceptional as a person…..Congratulations Travis!