Sports // Golden State Warriors
June 17, 2022 Updated: June 17, 2022 9:11 a.m.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry celebrates with the award for Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals Bill Russell after beating the Boston Celtics 103-90 at TD Garden on June 16, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry reached the NBA Holy Grail on Thursday, winning his fourth NBA title with a 103-90 victory over the Celtics in Boston.
And he diligently helped bring the tired metaphor home by drinking a real golden chalice during the locker room celebration. A video from the Warriors locker room showed Curry with his MVP trophy trophy in one hand and his golden holiday chalice in the other, with champagne sprinkled on it as he deservedly drank his glass.
– WHAT WILL THEY SAY NOW! ? -?
CHAMPION TALK @ StephenCurry30
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– Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 17, 2022
A SFGATE review of footage from the locker room reveals that the glass most likely comes from a Moet Chandon champagne tub and is not the only one – several are seen swimming in the tub in a live video on Moses Moody’s Instagram and lined up in an NBA video package. The holiday. Later, they are also seen scattered on the floor in an NBA video on Instagram.
Steph in the locker room 🤣 # NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/raSF6viyaN
– NBA UK (@NBAUK) June 17, 2022
Bob Myers was later spotted drinking from a boss wearing shorts and a T-shirt.
The whole scene was credited to Indiana Jones of the Warriors. Curry overcame the seemingly unsuccessful defense of the Celtics, scoring 31.2 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game during the finals. He became only the 4th player to make his way to averaging 30-5-5 several times in the finals, joining Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Jerry West. And he celebrated Warriors’ rise to their fourth title in eight seasons on Thursday early and often, with mockery of the third quarter of the ring, tears before even the last bell and locker room party for centuries.
Grant Marek is the Editor-in-Chief of SFGATE. He has spent the past 21 years in various editorial roles for Thrillist, Yahoo! Sports, SF Examiner, The Desert Sun, The Santa Clarita Signal and Sports Illustrated. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and has lived in the Bay Area for 18 years. Email: grant.marek@sfgate.com
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