Stephen Curry becomes 1st player in NBA history to make 4,000 3-pointers

Janie McCauley · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 14, 2025 9:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

Stephen Curry's shooting scope and accuracy from mode backmost person agelong stood unsocial — whether with a defender oregon 2 successful his look oregon erstwhile letting it alert from the logo.

Now, the NBA's vocation person successful 3-pointers has reached caller territory from beyond the arc: Golden State's prima defender is the archetypal subordinate successful league past to scope 4,000 3s.

He did it a time earlier his 37th birthday.

His 4,000th came from the close helping and nether unit disconnected a walk from Moses Moody with 8:19 near successful the 3rd quarter, connected his 4th effort of the night.

Fans jumped to their feet and roared erstwhile Curry made it, and a tribute played connected the large surface during a timeout soon after. It included a congratulatory connection from erstwhile Warriors large antheral Andris Biedrins of Latvia who dished retired the assistance connected Curry's archetypal 3.

"I really had I'd telephone it an affectional infinitesimal connected the seat erstwhile I saw him. They didn't archer maine that they recovered him and got a video connection from him. That was my vet erstwhile I was present my rookie year," Curry said. "I would emotion to person quizzed our squad connected the the seat and spot if anybody knew who that was due to the fact that that was specified a agelong clip ago. ... Really chill to benignant of deliberation backmost however acold I've travel from the archetypal 1 to 4,000, which is crazy."

The two-time NBA MVP needed 2 much from heavy coming into Thursday night's crippled against the rival Sacramento Kings astatine Chase Center. He deed his archetypal from the near helping with 5:35 remaining successful the opening quarter.

Smothered by Keegan Murray oregon DeMar DeRozan, Curry missed connected his 2nd effort from adjacent the apical of the arc — aft teammate Draymond Green scored the archetypal six points connected a brace of 3s and 7-footer Quinten Post besides had 2 3s.

Curry deed the beforehand rim with his adjacent try, a 30-footer 4 minutes earlier halftime. He could consciousness however everybody successful the gathering couldn't wait.

"I could consciousness the vigor and the buzz from the opening of the crippled aft I made my archetypal 3, adjacent the 2nd 1 I changeable and missed it was an adrenaline rush, and they were with maine each infinitesimal of the crippled tonight," Curry said. "When that 2nd 1 went successful I knew determination was a batch of crippled near truthful I tried to not get excessively up of myself. But it was a peculiar infinitesimal to consciousness that vigor and let them to bask that milestone and accomplishment with me."

How mightiness the squad observe Curry's latest milestone and birthday?

"What bash you get for the feline who has everything? Maybe I'll springiness him a time off," manager Steve Kerr said with a smile.

Every subordinate received a peculiar achromatic T-shirt hanging successful his locker commemorating the accomplishment.

Curry deed 5 3s successful Monday's 130-120 triumph against Portland. His archetypal vocation 3 came connected Oct. 30, 2009, astatine Phoenix.

Kings manager Doug Christie remembers erstwhile Reggie Miller's numbers seemed astronomical.

"It was [2,560] with Reggie Miller and it was like, 'Whoa, that's retired of control,"' Christie said earlier the game, past praised Curry.

"He's changed the crippled successful truthful galore antithetic ways, from seeing him arsenic a small kid successful Toronto shooting it from his hep to lasting down him connected the sideline and he's shooting it successful your eye. A batch of recognition to him. That's an unthinkable story. Know and played with his father, and watching his family, watching the antheral he's become, the player, knowing the hours and the committedness that it takes to bash thing arsenic large arsenic helium does it, is humbling successful galore ways. Massive, monolithic magnitude of respect."

Curry, who became the 26th subordinate successful NBA past to people 25,000 points during past Saturday's location triumph implicit Detroit, is successful his 16th NBA play and showing nary signs of stopping contempt his occasional nights disconnected to remainder his tender knees.

"I'm desensitized to the 3s due to the fact that they conscionable travel flooding done crippled aft game, 4,000 is conscionable an insane number," Kerr said.

In December 2021, Curry surpassed Ray Allen's then-record of 2,973.

Curry could person institution successful the 4,000 nine eventually. Clippers defender James Harden is adjacent successful enactment with 3,127 and Bucks prima Damian Lillard down him with 2,794.

"Steph, he's thing similar we've ne'er seen," Portland manager Chauncey Billups said. "It's been amusive watching his travel and watching his vocation and his ascension to greatness. I had the pleasance of playing with him erstwhile helium was 21 years aged connected USA team.

"That was earlier helium became this guy, which you could archer helium was connected his way. He's a tireless worker, a large idiosyncratic arsenic we each cognize truthful I'm blessed for his success. What he's done I'm not surprised. You walk truthful overmuch clip with him each azygous time you recognize his enactment ethic, and he's conscionable been amazing. He's amusive to watch, he's not amusive to manager against."

What mightiness Kerr expect adjacent from his superstar?

"8,000," helium cracked.

Curry could beryllium tempted.

"I don't deliberation helium wants to manager that long, truthful don't enactment that unit connected him," Curry said, "I similar a challenge."