Few sports broadcasting calls are as famous as ESPN and ABC's Mike Breen's signature "bang." In rare instances, a handful of shots in the history of NBA have merited the prestigious "double bang."
Four-time champion Stephen Curry earned the first "double bang" with his iconic game-winning three-point shot against the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 to cap off a 46-point performance.
Steph Curry’s game-winner against the Thunderpic.twitter.com/QLFmtUKB2L
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) May 16, 2020
On Monday, Curry's shot will celebrate its seventh anniversary, and the Warriors guard recently gave the legendary announcer a special gift to commemorate the occasion.
During that game, Curry wore a player-exclusive colorway of his Under Armour Curry 2 sneakers, now available to the public, aptly dubbed the Curry 2 "Double Bang" PE. Before the launch, Curry felt it was only fitting to gift a pair to the person who inspired its name.
Curry shared the video of him presenting Breen with the sneakers and a personal video message on Twitter.
7 years to the day... a moment I'll never forget. It's only right the of the "Baaang Baaang!!" got the first pair!! Mike Breen, thanks for everything you've done for our amazing game. We had to bring these back for y'all pic.twitter.com/FMdCWXtj4z
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) February 25, 2023
Under Armour also released a "Double Bang" colorway for the Curry Flow 10 sneakers.
"It's an honor calling his games," Breen said upon receiving the shoes. "And to have him say I have a small part of it means more than he knows and more than you can imagine. Thank you."
In an appearance on JJ Redick and Tommy Alter's "The Old Man and the Three" podcast earlier this month, Breen described the first "double bang" as "an out-of-body experience."
"I can't explain that. It just happened," Breen told Redick and Alter. "Because that was the year that everything was falling into place for them. It was that magical run."
The shot, Curry's 12th three-pointer of the night, improved Golden State's record to 53-5, and the team went on to have the best single-season record of all time, 73-9.
Despite Golden State losing to Cleveland in the NBA Finals that season, Curry became the first and remains the only unanimous MVP in league history. Additionally, he has won three titles and become the NBA’s all-time leader in three-pointers made since Breen's infamous call.
In the video Curry provided with the shoes, he left Breen with one request.
"You're the first person to get these in hand," said Curry. "So, we got a double bang call in 2016. Before it's all said and done, I think I need a triple bang call from Mr. Mike Breen himself."
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