Stephen Curry Overwhelmed With Emotion After Receiving NBA Most Valuable Player Award

For most who attended the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ceremony, Stephen Curry, who plays for Golden State Warriors was an obvious candidate. As such, it was no big surprise when Stephen Curry was pronounced the 2014-15 NBA’s Most Valuable Player.

Stephen Curry is the second player from his team to win the coveted accolade and during the ceremony he thanked his family and friends, teammates, coaches, and colleagues who contributed to the MVP campaign. Standing at 6 ft 3, Stephen Curry is a point guard, and is the son of Dell Curry, who was also at one time in the NBA.

Having come from a family which held professional basketball in high regard, Stephen Curry worked hard to make his way into the NBA, but the challenges were enormous. Recounting his early years in the sport, Stephen Curry, according to USA Today, had a catch in his throat when he said this to his father.

Pop, you were the example of what a true professional is on and off the court. I remember a lot of your career, and to be able to follow in your footsteps…

Stephen Curry then took a break to compose himself and added that it meant a lot to him.

When Stephen Curry entered college in 2006, few saw his promise as a future basketball super-star. At the time, Stephen Curry was not even on the high school recruit list, which is a far cry from the events of this season. Stephen Curry set a record for the highest number of three-pointers scored in a season.

Ironically, according to Yahoo News, Stephen Curry’s father, Dell and his agent, Jeff Austin did not originally want him to be drafted by the Warriors. At the time, Stephen Curry was a top level NBA prospect.

Austin, Stephen Curry’s agent, had this to say concerning the matter.

The Knicks had eight and we thought in New York he’d be a great fit.

Stephen Curry helped his team win 67 games, which is the highest number of wins in franchise history. Stephen Curry achieved this by averaging 7.7 assists, 2.04 steals and 23.8 points per game.

In the MVP voting campaign, Stephen Curry had a total of 1,198 points, which included 100 out of 130 votes from a varied panel consisting of 129 broadcasters and sportswriters from the United States and Canada.

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