Will Steph Curry be a Hall of Famer?

Warriors’ Stephen Curry talked to Michael Jordan during the Ryder Cup, discusses his Hall-of-Fame eligibility and MJ’s former statement 

Warriors’ superstar Stephen Curry is one of the most unbelievable players in our age, nay, the entire NBA History. The NBA GMs agree and in their survey, this year, rated him as the best Point Guard in the league, for the second year in a row. He has revolutionized the game and changed it for the better.

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Stephen Curry is coming off the best season of his career, as a player. He averaged 32 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.8 assists for the season. He won the scoring title, and almost single-handedly carried the Warriors to a playoffs spot in the stacked Western Conference. Recently, Stephen Curry sat down with the GOAT Michael Jordan. They both were attending the Ryder Cup, and Steph interviewed the legend. During the interview, Steph asked MJ a lot of things, including a question every Curry fan has wanted His Airness to answer since 2019.

Stephen Curry discusses his HOF eligibility with Michael Jordan

Back in 2019, Michael Jordan had claimed Stephen Curry wasn’t a Hall-of-Famer yet. He acknowledged Curry’s greatness, but dismissed him as a lock for the HOF.

“He’s still a great player, not a hall of famer yet, though,” Michael Jordan jokes about Steph Curry as he tells @craigmelvin he’d keep the same four guys (Hakeem Olajuwon, Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen and James Worthy) to play against anyone with pic.twitter.com/tDBQKjDQAa

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 21, 2019

Fast forward two years, Stephen Curry had a chance to ask the GOAT about his thoughts now. Steph was on the Athletic NBA Show, where they asked him about confronting MJ about his statement. Curry revealed that he talked about the same during the Ryder Cup.

Marcus Thompson: “So, did you ask him if you are a Hall of Famer now?”

“The first question, I just blurted it out, and he said, ‘First-ballot Hall of Fame, no problem.’ That’s verbatim what he said.”

David Aldridge: “But did you ask him if he likes you now more than he likes Russ?”

“No, we didn’t get into that one though.”

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Hearing the GOAT himself acknowledge the 2x MVP, Curry sure would be elated. He would try to carry on his hot form from the previous season and lead the Warriors back to the playoffs.

In the latest edition of Revisited, we look at Michael Jordan's controversial comments regarding Steph Curry in an interview back in October 2019. Jordan believed back then that Curry, the greatest shooter of all-time, was not yet a Hall of Famer.

"His Airness" was interviewed by Craig Melvin of NBC News and one of their topics was Jordan's selection of teammates for a pickup game several years ago. The Chicago Bulls legend chose Scottie Pippen, Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon and James Worthy.

Jordan explained that he's still picking the same four players, saying:

"I'm going in the trenches. I played against and with all these guys. I'm going with who I know. Every single night, their responsibility to go out there and represent greatness, every single night."

Craig Melvin then asked Michael Jordan:

"So Steph Curry shouldn't be offended when he watches this?"

MJ replied:

"I hope not. He's still a great player. Not a Hall of Famer yet, though."

It was definitely a controversial comment made by Michael Jordan regarding the legacy of Steph Curry. At that point, Curry already had a Hall of Fame resume, so MJ might be joking around with Craig Melvin given his reaction. Nevertheless, Steph is a future first ballot Hall of Famer.

In addition to being the greatest shooter in basketball history, Curry is a three-time NBA champion and two-time NBA MVP. He is also an eight-time NBA All-Star and an All-Star Game MVP, and has eight All-NBA selections. The 34-year-old superstar could still add more accolades to his resume.

Curry and the Golden State Warriors are looking to win their fourth NBA championship together. The Warriors will take on the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals. Golden State are in their sixth NBA Finals since Steve Kerr became head coach in 2014.

What did Steph Curry say about Michael Jordan's comments?

Just a few days after Michael Jordan made his comments about Steph Curry, the Warriors superstar immediately responded. In an interview on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Curry was good with MJ's thoughts about him before calling Jordan the GOAT.

"I love MJ. That's my guy. He's obviously... he's the GOAT, but I don't know if it was a wordsmith thing or if he just kinda got in his own way. But I'm sure if you ask him that question now, like straight-up, does he think I'm getting in there, he probably would have a different answer. If you put the 'yet,' then I'm cool with that," Curry said.

The two legends of the NBA would later sit down together and talk about their love for golf and basketball. Their conversation took place last September at the 2021 Ryder Cup, a golf competition between the United States and Europe. Michael Jordan and Steph Curry even talked about the former's comments, but those were edited out.

Here's what Steph said about it on the "Hoops, Adjacent" podcast with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson III of The Athletic:

"That was the first question, and they just edited it out. He said, 'First-ballot, Hall of Fame, no problem.'"

Winning the 2022 Finals will make Curry's case to become a Hall-of-Famer even greater.

Edited by Anantaajith Ra

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