Steve Nash Tells Hilarious Story of Steph Curry Forcing His Retirement

Steve Nash Shares a Hilarious Story About Steph Curry

Steve Nash recounted a memorable moment when Steph Curry made him realize it was time to retire. Nash spent his final two seasons with the Lakers, marking the end of his 16-year NBA career.

Preseason Game Against the Warriors

During a 2013 preseason matchup between the Lakers and the Warriors in Ontario, California, Nash tested his abilities to see if he could still compete at a high level.

“We went to play these guys preseason in like Ontario, California, or somewhere. I think they put up like 50 in the first quarter. Maybe it was 45, but it felt like a 50-piece, right? I couldn’t have probably stopped him even if I were 100 percent. And now I’m like dragging around Steve Kerr putting me in every action. I’m looking over at Steve like c’mon Stevie. Alvin Gentry over there laughing at me like, ‘No, let’s see what you got’. I’m like, man, literally like three, four more days of thinking on it, I was like ‘Yeah, I think it’s time [to retire]. I called Mitch Kupchak.”

Nash Reflects on Retirement

He admitted that accepting retirement was difficult and not a topic he discussed often publicly.

“You deserve a little bit of putting me out to pasture, a little bit of my retirement. It’s not something I like to talk about in public a lot.”

His Relationship with Steph Curry

When Curry entered the league, Nash still felt like a mentor figure, maintaining a sense of seniority.

“When he came into the league, I still felt like the big brother a little bit, I still feel like I’ve got the upper hand here.”

Author's Summary

Steve Nash humorously recalls how Steph Curry's unstoppable play helped him accept the inevitability of his NBA retirement.

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