Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr compared Stephen Curry to a “ballerina” after he became the first player to reach 4,000 three-pointers.
Curry, who already held the record for most career three-pointers, required just two more to hit the milestone figure when he stepped on to court to face the Sacramento Kings.
The American, 37, achieved the feat in the third quarter at Chase Center in San Francisco.
“It’s just such an obscene number,” Kerr told ESPN. “It’s hard to even comprehend and who knows, maybe it’ll be broken someday.
“It’s beyond the numbers. It’s the fluidity and the grace. Yes, it’s the audacity [to take some of the Curry threes], but it’s also the emotion and the beauty of it all.
“It’s mesmerizing. You see his movement on the floor. He’s like a ballerina out there. You’re not just watching sports, you’re watching art.”
Curry became the all-time leading scorer for three-pointers in 2021 when he surpassed Ray Allen’s record of 2,973 at Madison Square Garden.
His achievement in the 130-104 win against the Kings was celebrated with a tribute on the big screen during a timeout shortly after the basket landed.
“It’s a clear milestone threshold,” Curry told ESPN.
“A number that I didn’t think about, that it was realistic even from 2,974, which is a number that means the most because that was the record at the time.
“It’s beyond my wildest dreams to push a record that far.”
The Warriors sit sixth in the Western Conference after recording a sixth successive win, with the Kings in ninth.
Curry ended the game, which took place a day before his 37th birthday, with 11 points and five assists.
The four-time NBA champion boasts several three-point records, including the two longest streaks for most consecutive regular-season games with at least one three-pointer made (268 and 157).
Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden is second on the list of most three-pointers with 3,120.
Source: BBC
