After the Warriors beat the Bucks last week, Stephen Curry appeared to tell Giannis Antetokounmpo: “Let’s do it. Come on, man.”
NBC Sports Bay Area:
“Come to the Dubs.” - Steph, probably 😂 pic.twitter.com/PZRc8179JZ
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) January 9, 2020
Speculation swirled about Curry recruiting Antetokounmpo to Golden State.
Curry’s story? He was talking to Antetokounmpo about a video game, “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.”
Antetokounmpo, via Sam Amick of The Athletic:
Antetokounmpo is clearly having fun with this.
Was he nodding to the fact that few believe Curry’s story at face value? Antetokounmpo could just be toying with/poking fun at everyone who reads deeply into an overheard snippet of a conversation.
Is Antetokounmpo just trying to throw more disinformation onto the fire? With enough alternative facts swirling, the true story – perhaps Curry truly getting caught recruiting – gets lost in the mix with all the other theories.
Here’s what I know: Antetokounmpo can become an unrestricted free agent in 2021. The Warriors are interested.
Beyond that, there’s a lot of noise to decipher.
