Steph Curry Sets Record for Most Three-Point Shots Made in NBA History – Opinion

Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors broke the NBA record for three-pointers taken by one player Tuesday night, en route to the Warriors’ 105-96 win over the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Curry entered the game needing two three-pointers to eclipse Ray Allen’s record, doing so in the first quarter. Curry completed the game with five three points and 22 overall.

Curry set the record in 511 — yes, 511 — fewer games than it took Allen. Curry is changing pro basketball in ways that are unlike anything since Michael Jordan. When Curry entered the league, the game was very much in “power the ball to the post” streetball mode, the fine art of shooting firmly planted in the back seat. Curry, through extreme talent and even more extreme work ethic, hasn’t entirely transformed the long-distance shot into the new layup. The new NBA stars like Trae Young, the Atlanta Hawks’, are just as committed to shooting as they are to working in the paint. The Memphis Grizzlies Ja Moant, a more interior-oriented player than the rest of us, is working tirelessly on his outside game. Curry has restored basketball’s aesthetics, a game as reliant on the sweet shot as the slam dunk.

Here at the sports desk located somewhere beneath decks of the Good Pirate Ship RedState, we are of the firm opinion that Ball Don’t Care. This is what we said the first time.

Even as “ball don’t lie” is pure truth when it comes to demonstrating genuine ability, it is equally true that “ball don’t care” what color skin throws it, catches it, hits it, fields it, kicks it, shoots its cousin the hockey puck, or does anything else to/with it. It does what it’s directed to do.

ESPN is yet to hear this message, but they will.

It’s difficult in a world of increasing wokeness and politicizing of everyone and everything to set such annoyances aside in favor of appreciating the fruits of skill honed by an unyielding work ethic into greatness. Steph Curry’s hard work is well worth it.