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Stephen Curry responds to Yaxel Lendeborg's 'used ...
Key takeaways
- After the Golden State Warriors selected Lendeberg on Tuesday with the No. 11 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, he admitted when he was a child he wasn't a fan of Curry.
- "In 2016, I'm a big Kyrie Irving guy," Lendeborg said.
- View this post on Instagram A post shared by NBA on ESPN (@nbaonespn)
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After the Golden State Warriors selected Lendeberg on Tuesday with the No. 11 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, he admitted when he was a child he wasn't a fan of Curry.
"In 2016, I'm a big Kyrie Irving guy," Lendeborg said. "So I used to hate Steph Curry."
Lendeborg's original comments didn't escape Curry's notice, resulting in the guard jokingly responding under Lendeborg's post celebrating his selection.
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