Of course Stephen Curry agreed with Brian Cashman when the Yankees GM
compared the hated Red Sox to the Warriors after Boston swooped in and
acquired left-handed ace Chris Sale in a blockbuster trade with the
White Sox.
After all, the superstar guard has always rooted for Boston.
"I like that comparison because the Red Sox are my favorite team,"
Curry responded when asked by The News about it following Warriors
practice Wednesday night.
"They obviously made some splashes during the offseason, and when you
play an exciting brand of baseball and you're about winning -- because
that's what we're about -- I like the comparison."
Cashman made the comparison at the winter meetings after the Red Sox
bolstered their rotation by adding Sale to an already formidable group
that includes David Price and Rick Porcello.
"Boston is the Golden State Warriors of baseball now," Cashman said.
"They've got their Durant and Green and Thompson and Curry."
Curry's path to Red Sox fandom is interesting.
"I was a free agent growing up in Charlotte," Curry said. "My brother
(Seth, who plays guard for the Mavericks) picked the Yankees, so I
picked the Red Sox. We got a little inner-city rivalry, which is good."
Said Warriors coach Steve Kerr, an avid baseball fan himself: "It was
flattering. He meant that they have a star-studded roster, and that's
what we have. I certainly didn't take any offense."
The Warriors (25-4) face the Nets (7-20) Thursday night in Brooklyn.
Curry, a two-time MVP and 2015 NBA champion, is averaging 24.7 points
and shooting 40.4 percent from 3-point range.
The defending AL East-champion Red Sox will certainly miss retired
Yankee-killer David Ortiz, but have several emerging young hitters
including Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts and Andrew Benintendi.
The Yankees have a stocked farm system, but they'll have a tough time
keeping up with the Red Sox as they look toward the future with hopes of
landing Bryce Harper and Manny Machado following the 2018 season.
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