Stephen Curry Says Being Teammates With LeBron James On Team USA ‘Is Surreal’

During an interview with NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, Stephen Curry said it’s “surreal” being teammates with LeBron James on Team USA. 

Curry and LeBron are two of the greatest players in NBA history. 

“Having Bron as a teammate is surreal, because you have so many battles back and forth,” Curry told Yahoo Sports. “You admired his game. You know what he’s about, and to see the work up close and personal every day, to see how, you know, he prepares, how he talks in practice, like I’ve never had that vantage point of him.

“So (I’m) just excited to see how our games complement each other and build that chemistry that’s going to help lead this team.”

LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers faced Curry’s Golden State Warriors in four straight NBA Finals in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The Warriors won the championship in 2015, 2017 and 2018, while the Cavaliers won it all in 2016, becoming the first team in NBA history to erase a 3-1 series deficit in the Finals. 

“Obviously in the Finals, that brings out the the healthy animosity of somebody standing in your way of a goal. And you know, you’re going to have some bad blood out there,” Curry said. “But through it all, I’m a firm believer, you can be competitive, you can have that killer instinct and see blood on the other side, but still have the utmost respect for who you’re playing against.”

The Warriors tried to acquire LeBron from the Los Angeles Lakers at the 2024 NBA trade deadline.

However, the Lakers were not interested in trading LeBron. 

Team USA is stacked with a lot of talent. The team is made up of LeBron, Curry, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Devin Booker and Jrue Holiday.