Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry\u2019s 3-point shooting is already enough of a cheat code as it is, but a new NBA rule change was exhibited in the Warriors\u2019 second preseason game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Less than a minute into the game<\/a>, Curry drilled a 3-pointer as he was high-fived by Trail Blazers defensive stalwart Toumani Camara. The foul was an example of the league\u2019s new \u201chot-stove\u201d contact rule, which means a foul will now be called if a defender hits the shooter’s arm after the ball is released.\u00a0<\/p>\n After the game, Curry spoke about how the rule change could benefit shooters and why he has been a proponent of implementing it for some time now. Curry argued that defenders have gone beyond what constitutes a natural basketball move to defend the 3-pointer and that it was an issue in the league that required an adjustment.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe had the referee forum talking about all the points of emphasis from the summer, and that was one of them to me is kind of overdue,\u201d Curry said. \u201cBecause it was a conversation of when you’re shooting, how you protect the shooter, for me, like I play a little bit more defensively because I don’t want to roll my ankle, like it’s kind of like a natural instinct style.”<\/p>\n Warriors\u2019 Steph Curry\u2019s early impressions of the hot-stove contact on the shooting arm rule change after his 4-point play last game:<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been trying get that called for years so I do appreciate that as a shooter. I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll argue one if it happens to me on the other end.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/gp6qcA2Cf8<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kenzo Fukuda (@kenzofuku) October 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBut when it became something where people were attacking hands, doing like, not just a closeout, but like a second motion, going in arms and hands and stuff like that, it’s not basketball, has nothing to do with affecting a shot, it’s more just putting people in danger, that type of thing, and it’s avoidable,” Curry admitted.<\/p>\n While Curry knows the rule will serve him well as someone who lives beyond the arc, he\u2019s also aware that he\u2019ll likely find himself arguing it on the reverse end when he gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar.<\/p>\n NEW NBA RULE CHANGE: The NBA has implemented a new rule where defensive players can NOT hit the offensive players\u2019 hand before or after the shot. <\/p>\n This action will now result in free-throws, as it did for Stephen Curry in the 2025 NBA preseason to create a 4-point play.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/H74A25hLWe<\/a><\/p>\n