Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry. Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Stephen Curry modeled viral ring celebration after Aaron Donald

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Alex Evans | Last updated 6/17/22

Steph Curry drew inspiration for his third-quarter ring celebration Thursday from another California-based champion.

Curry made a deep 3-pointer to give the Golden State Warriors a big lead in the third quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals. After he made the shot, Curry pointed to his ring finger.

In an appearance on NBA TV’s postgame show following his Warriors’ Game 6 win, Curry revealed that his ring finger point was influenced by Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Donald had a similar celebration when his Rams won the Super Bowl in February.

“Shout out to Aaron Donald for giving me some inspiration for that celebration,” Curry said. “It might have been a little early, but I felt it [in the moment].”

Steph Curry shouting out Aaron Donald? I think Steph just became my favorite player.

recognize babyyy pic.twitter.com/AyFEv3Hqfe

— rams szn (@rams_szn) June 17, 2022

Here’s Curry’s celebration, which may have been a topic of ridicule had the Celtics won the game, compared to Donald’s.

same energy pic.twitter.com/9SZZ7sYd0q

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 17, 2022

Like Donald, Curry earned the actual ring that he’ll get to put on his finger at the start of next season.

The two-time MVP won his first NBA Finals MVP after averaging just over 31 points per game. In Game 6, Curry led the Warriors with 34 points and made six 3-pointers while shooting 12-of-21 from the field. He finished the postseason averaging 27.4 points on 39.7% from 3-point range and 45.9% from the field in 22 games.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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