BASKETBALL fans are used to seeing NBA stars Steph Curry and LeBron James dominate.
So one viral clip of the Team USA duo fighting in the lead-up to the Olympics raised some eyebrows.
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Curry, 36, and James were asked to show off their skills in a promotional video.
And, incredibly, none of them can spin a basketball on their finger.
“It’s not really my thing,” Los Angeles Lakers phenom LeBron said as he struggled to get the ball moving.
“That’s one of the most embarrassing things. You made me nervous by spinning a ball on your finger,” Curry admitted as he gave up to end the clip.
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Golden State Warriors icon Curry and James, 39, are from Akron, Ohio.
“Having LeBron as a teammate is surreal, because you have so many battles, you admire his game, you know what he does,” Curry told Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports.
“To see the work up close and personal every day, to see how he prepares, how he talks in practice, I never had that point of view from him.
“So I’m excited to see how our games complement each other and how to build that chemistry that will help lead this team.”
Curry was drafted 7th overall in 2009 – James’ sixth season in the league.
They faced each other in four consecutive NBA Finals between 2015 and 2018.
“It brings out the healthy animosity of someone who is standing in their way of achieving a goal, and you know there’s going to be some disagreement out there,” Curry added.
“But through it all, I firmly believe that you can be competitive, you can have that killer instinct and see blood on the other side, but still have the utmost respect for who you are playing against.
“And that’s the biggest compliment for a guy like ‘Bron, who has always set the bar higher and higher with everything he’s done.
“We’re still in the same conference, they beat us in the playoffs last year, they’re still that competition.
“But I can fully enjoy this experience and get to know him on a much deeper level as a teammate.
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“And I think that’s what we both deserve, at this stage of our careers.”
James will play alongside his son Bronny for the Lakers next season.
And he revealed a fundamental difference in their mindsets that should work in the rookie’s favor.
“I don’t know if people really understand Bronny,” he said ESPN. “He does not care. In fact, I care a little.
“When I came in (as a rookie), I wanted people to like me and some of the things people said about me kind of bothered me early in my career.
“He doesn’t care about anyone. He doesn’t even listen to these things. He’s the coolest. He’s the complete opposite of his father.
“His father is going to say something (to address his critics). The nigga don’t care…everything that’s being said about him, he really doesn’t care.”
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