James made the comments on the Players Choice: We are not the same podcast. The former NBA player who now plays in the French League did not exactly take a rip on Stephen Curry but he did take a shot on him after he was asked to name his top five players in the game.
James’ choices were Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, leaving out popular choices Curry and Nikola Jokic. When he was asked why Curry and Jokic were not on his list, he replied with:
“I feel like Jokic and Steph are just a little bit below those other five. But obviously, they’re still amazing… Steph’s like how he plays and how he gets stuff off it’s just kind of one-dimensional at times if that makes sense…”
“He’s not the primary ball handler a lot and for a point guard that kind of bothers me. But he does score off the dribbles. He’s a superstar.”
James used to play in the NBA for a number of teams including the Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Mavericks to name a few. He has not played in the NBA since 2015. He is close friends with Durant.
The ‘one-dimensional’ comment did not fail to make its way back to Curry.
He was at Curry Camp this week and when asked about the one-dimensional comment, he said, “It’s all bad for them. All bad for them, even as one-dimensional as I am [starts laughing]”.
He owned his pettiness about the whole thing, saying: “I’m petty though, so petty. I’m so petty. Keep it going. I like that one a lot though, sorry.”
Curry Camp is the player’s elite high school camp where he works with kids at the San Francisco Olympic Club. It hosts 26 boys and girls who are the top basketball prospects in San Francisco. Fellow NBA players help Curry out with the camp, including Brandon Jennings.