{"id":485705,"date":"2026-02-17T12:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/485705\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:17:07","slug":"steph-curry-embraces-dillon-brooks-goat-movie-villain-theory-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/485705\/","title":{"rendered":"Steph Curry embraces Dillon Brooks \u2018GOAT\u2019 movie villain theory \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steph Curry<\/a> isn\u2019t shying away from the Dillon Brooks<\/a> comparisons tied to his new animated film “GOAT.”<\/p>\n

In fact, he\u2019s fully embracing it.<\/p>\n

While discussing the movie — in which Curry voices Lenny Williamson, a giraffe “roarball” player — the Warriors star laughed when the conversation turned to the film\u2019s rival character, Mane Attraction, and whether the on-court antagonist drew inspiration from Brooks.<\/p>\n

“See? People are taking from the movie what they\u2019re supposed to take,” Curry said. “I love it.”<\/p>\n

“GOAT” marks Curry\u2019s animated film debut as both a voice actor and producer. The movie follows teenage goat Will Harris, voiced by Caleb McLaughlin, as he pursues greatness in roarball, a fictional basketball-like sport.<\/p>\n

While the Mane Attraction comparison was made jokingly, Brooks\u2019 history with Golden State adds context to the theory.<\/p>\n

The outspoken forward has been at the center of multiple heated moments against the Warriors, most notably during the 2022 Western Conference semifinals when he was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected after striking Gary Payton II<\/a> on a fast-break layup attempt. Payton fractured his elbow on the play, and Brooks was suspended the following game as the Memphis Grizzlies went on to lose the series in six.<\/p>\n

And in last season’s opening-round NBA playoff series between the Warriors and Houston Rockets, Curry and Brooks got into it<\/a> during Game 4.<\/p>\n

More recently, Brooks — now with the Phoenix Suns — was called for a Flagrant 1 foul<\/a> in December 2025 after striking Curry in the chest during the final minute of a one-point Warriors loss.<\/p>\n

Curry, though, appears to be taking the villain comparisons in stride.<\/p>\n

And if audiences see a familiar rivalry reflected in roarball form, he seems more than happy to lean into the humor.<\/p>\n

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