Stephen Curry was joking when he lavished praise on Anthony Davis, barely holding back a smirk as he sensed his Team USA compatriot looming behind him.
But many a truth is told in jest.
"We’ll be relying heavily on Anthony Davis to pull us through every tough spot," Curry proclaimed in a video on NBA.com. "If he plays well, we’ll be alright.”
Asked if being a prohibitive favorite added pressure for the U.S., Curry went further, hoping to embarrass the video-bombing Brow.
“No. We have Anthony Davis. So we’re excited. He’s the cornerstone, the foundation of what we’re trying to do here, so no. There’s no pressure as long as he’s on the team."
The clip reveals the tone of Curry's words, but even a cursory viewing of Team USA's play in the FIBA Basketball World Cup shows that Davis really is the cornerstone Curry facetiously called him.
Nobody has scored more efficiently than Davis, who connected on a ridiculous 73.7 percent of his field-goal attempts in two games over the tournament's opening weekend. His average of 18 point ...
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