Stephen Curry Used To Check Social Media At Halftime Even When The Warriors Were Losing

Stephen Curry has never been your typical NBA superstar, and that goes beyond his deep threes and revolutionary style of play. As he revealed in a recent interview with Complex’s Speedy Mormon, during the height of the Golden State Warriors’ dominance, Curry used to hop on social media at halftime even when they were losing by double digits.

"I used to be on what was Twitter, back when Vine was a thing. I was part of that whole wave. I used to send snapshots to my people, like do my own kind of in-game interview. We'd be down 16, and I’d take a selfie like this, like, ‘What we about to do?’ Just having fun with it."

"I’ve slowed down a little bit. As you get older, the recovery part of halftime becomes a big deal, so I’ve got to use my energy a lot differently."

"We had some irrational confidence, especially in that window when people started asking about it. My favorite one, this lady named Kerith Burke, she worked for NBC Sports Bay Area, the story kind of got out that I liked to look at my phone during halftime, which was true."

"One time she was on Twitter and added me saying, ‘If you’re reading this, do an airplane celebration after your first three in the second half.’ Just threw a shot in the dark. I saw it, hit a three, and did it." 

That famous Warriors “irrational confidence” wasn’t just a meme. It was a mindset. Down 16? That was nothing for a team that could explode for 20 points in five minutes. Curry embodied that swagger, and part of it meant staying loose.

So while most players used halftime to recover and refocus, Steph was browsing mentions, checking Twitter, and sometimes even accepting dares.

One such moment came when NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke posted a playful tweet: