Curry sorry he will miss Rio Olympics
Stephen Curry would have preferred to play in the Rio Olympics.
“I wasn’t too happy with the situation of having to pull out of the games,” he said in a Facebook Live news conference from the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe. “I wish I would be able to play in those. I was looking forward to it.”
But, the two-time MVP added, getting injured in the NBA playoffs changed his plans.
“When I got hurt in the playoffs and knew that the recovery time over the course of summer was going to be important for me to get ready for next year, I tried to give Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski) and Mr. Colangelo (Jerry Colangelo, USA Basketball director) and the whole USA staff more time to figure out what they need to figure out for the roster,” the Warriors star said. “With the situation as it is now, to rest and get ready for next season, to what I need to prepare my body ... It’s a nice mental break as well to be able to play some golf and get out here and enjoy this experience.”
Curry is psyched to be playing golf at the tournament alongside his dad, Dell Curry, calling it “very special.”
“It’ll probably get really competitive between us, too, which is how it always is,” Curry said. “We love that back-and-forth.”
When asked if he would be equipped with his trademark mouth guard, Curry joked, “You never know.”