Stephen Curry Admits It Was ‘Surreal Experience’ Playing With LeBron James on Team USA

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry told NBA reporter Rohan Nadkarni of NBC News that it was “surreal” playing with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on Team USA last summer.

Behind Curry and James, Team USA won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

Curry and James met each other in high school. James also watched Curry play at Davidson and signed a jersey for him.

That signed jersey is at Curry’s childhood home in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“Fast forward to playing on the same Olympic team, I’m sure on both our parts it’s a very surreal experience,” Stephen Curry said. “I know we still have more battles in front of us. When it’s all said and done, I’m sure we’ll be able to reflect on the entire experience, because it doesn’t make sense. If you freeze frame when I first met him in Charlotte in 2008, whoever would have thought of this on either of our sides.”

Curry has made the most 3-pointers in NBA history, while James is the leading scorer of all time. The two basketball legends have combined to win six MVPs, eight championships and six Finals MVPs.

Curry’s Warriors and James’ Cleveland Cavaliers faced off in four straight NBA Finals in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Golden State won the title in 2015, 2017 and 2018, while Cleveland won in 2016.

The 2015-16 Cavaliers are the only team in NBA history to erase a 3-1 series deficit in the NBA Finals.

Curry will likely spend his entire career with the Warriors, who won the 2022 championship against the Boston Celtics. The 11-time All-Star enters 2025-26 with career averages of 24.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocks.

James has played for the Cavaliers (twice), Miami Heat and Lakers. He has career averages of 27.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks. The 21-time All-Star is arguably the greatest player in NBA history.