Stephen Curry is in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
His official induction is unquestionably coming but more than half a decade away, four years after he retires. However, he is about to become the first active player with an exhibit in the Hall, the institution announced.<\/p>\n
\u201cStephen Curry: Beyond the Arc\u201d will open July 24, and is a celebration of Curry, the four-time NBA champion, two-time MVP, 12-time NBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist and the NBA\u2019s career leader in 3-pointers made.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing part of the Basketball Hall of Fame in this way is hard to put into words,\u201d Curry said in a statement announcing the exhibit. \u201cWhen I think about my journey, I think about the people who believed in me, the work that happened when nobody was watching and the moments that shaped me on and off the court. To have that story told while I\u2019m still playing is something I don\u2019t take lightly. My hope is that fans walk through this experience and feel the joy, the purpose and the gratitude that basketball has given me, and maybe see a little bit of their own journey in it too.\u201d<\/p>\n
The exhibit focuses on Curry\u2019s story: a player who was overlooked, had one D-1 offer going into college and became an All-Star, MVP and champion. It features rarely seen video footage, memorabilia, some first-hand storytelling and more.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to partner with Stephen and the Thirty Ink team to bring this unprecedented exhibit to life,\u201d said John Doleva, President & CEO of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, in a statement. \u201cStephen has not only redefined how the game of basketball is played, but he has also set a blueprint for what it means to be an exemplary role model. We appreciate his personal involvement in helping bring his story forward to \u2018The Vault\u2019 while he is still actively building his legacy. This is truly a historic moment for us and for basketball fans worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n
The exhibit opens July 24 at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry is in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. His official induction is unquestionably coming but more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":815694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-815693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}