Klay Thompson’s response post-game to a Rockets reporter mentioning that Reed Sheppard’s nickname is ‘C*caine Curry’: “Whoa…I think Reed’s a great shooter. I don’t think anyone should be in the same sentence as Steph though. That’s crazy.”
Not mentioning anything about the first part lmao.
“Cocaine, sure… but Curry, no”
A man with his priorities set. You got to respect it
During the 2015 season, the Warriors players would often post videos of everybody on the team plane singing “CoCo” (a song about cocaine and features the lyrics “I’m in love with the CoCo”) after wins. The team’s PR got involved and told them to stop doing it. They did get permission to do it one more time after they won the championship though.
In HS for prep rallies or games we used to play Lil Jon Get Low, with the cursing edited, but left the “skeet skeet skeet” chorus.
I still think they stopped using the song when the Chappell Show said what skeet was.
This comment is going to send us all down memory lane lol.
I remember watching this Nickelodeon show called Cousin Skeeter
Theme song for that was also a banger
Or for the older folks in here, the classic cartoon Doug and his best friend Skeeter.
Real Warriors fans remember the court replacement with Coco on u/handrewbrozel streams
rip handrew. he also had a song called Dance So Sluttily
Still to this day the best streams we’ve ever had and one of my favorite overall viewing experiences with the playlists and the Rocket League, was pretty prime
I thought it was about pussy because coco is creole for pussy
“I can excuse drug abuse, but i draw the line at Steph Curry slander”
“You can excuse drug abuse???”
Yup.
You really Britta’d that reply
I mean he is dating a pop star
WOAH!! Did you just say cocaine!? Op blocked it out… 🫨/s
He kind of winced at it as soon as it was said. He knew it was disrespectful. By ignoring he is simply just not acknowledging it.
Smart
Cocaine Curry sounds like a Houston party drug
Got a ring to it
Multiple
4️⃣
So inspirational
Chili P
Chili P is the bomb, yo
It’s his signature, bitch!
From Capn cook
Not purple enough
Or a really crazy night in Chennai.
Wow Chennai mentioned!
“These kids take uncut cocaine and toss it through hoops before slam dunking it into their anus, call it Cocaine Curry.”
-Ice T
Sounds like the name of a documentary
Or one hell of an Indian dish “now we TWICE the runs!”
I was thinking it was something George Michael used to get for breakfast
*Houston party plug
Houston already got 27 bricks
Sounds like something club kids in London would eat.
What is it with Houston and insane party drugs?
Hol up
matter of fact Viper the Rapper was all about it before “They” got him for that whole basement thing 🏀🏀🏀🏀
Gonna get a mango Lassi on the side
Sounds like a 2010s mumble rapper
Splash Bros will always have each others’ backs and respects, as wholesome as it gets
Sheppard needs a sidekick so we can have Crack Bros
Let’s go OJ mayo time
OJ Mayo, aka Grocery List
Lamar Odom YOU are a Houston Rocket
Tyrone Biggums
Gold for you boi
Tari Eason
Is that an actual nickname people say? That’s wild if so lol
Never heard it before. It’s like people calling Austin Reaves HillBilly Kobe lol
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And to believe Dark Nowitzki was right there
First day of BHM and I see this smh
holy FUCK 😭
Jesus 💀💀💀
Bruh
Bro uhm
That’s wild lmao 😂
Naw people been saying HillBilly Kobe since AR’s rookie year
Yeah HBK has been going for years.
He had that since college for sure.
Crazy how normalized stereotypes are becoming in the NBA… love ant but maybe we should start calling him deadbeat Jordan? Or would it suddenly become offensive
This one’s a lil different I feel cuz it’s only offensive if it’s true lol
I mean thats why I picked ant, hes my fave player but it is true. And I feel like its less offensive when its true, nothing wrong with calling a deadbeat a deadbeat. But assuming someone’s a deadbeat cause of what they look like is when its wrong
Deadbeat isn’t used as a term of endearment though. Larry Bird was called the hick from French Lick for example. HBK is a sick nickname and doesn’t feel like insulting his upbringing or life, he’s obviously wealthy as hell. Calling him trailer park Tracy McGrady or something would be closer
Yeah hill billy Kobe sounds a lot better than white trash Bradley Beal
that was austin’s nickname in college before he came to the lakers
Also his Reddit username
When Nick Richards dunked once, our play by play guy said “Bringing that Big Nick energy!”
Hillbilly Kobe was for sure a thing
HBK is old
I mean we had Meth Curry for a while
Tyler’s missing tooth really added to the nickname lmao
It’s a joke among us. Really, we call him either taxman or IRS which are his initials. Cocaine curry is sorta joke when he gets hots
Why the cocaine part? Is he known for doing a lot of blow?
He is white
As is cocaine
It’s a slightly more creative, alliteration way of saying he’s the white curry
Yeah I really only see it in the game threads.
Reed is generally fairly passive but every so often he goes psycho.
The league needs an all star level Italian player so we can have Biscotti Pippen
That’s literally what they called Marco Belinelli. There were even billboards and a website and I’m full of shit.
hadmeinthefirsthalfnotgonnalie dot gif
Pre draft and during rookie season, also made a tiny resurgence after FVV got injured this season and Reed had some big games.
Never heard it lol
Some people were using it back when Reed had a lot of hype before his rookie season, like here or here for example. There were a lot of WILD comps with him at the time, like Curry, Nash, CP3 and shit
I don’t think it makes sense(from the cocaine standpoint and the Curry standpoint), because he’s a pretty mild-mannered dude and he doesn’t play like Curry plays. I think I’ve seen one or two people say it before on Reddit, but I don’t see it widely used.
I see Taxman and IRS much more often.
We call him that on the Rockets sub
It gets some run in fringe circles imo, but most Rockets fans much prefer IRS or Taxman.
i haven’t ever heard of it even in a joking manner
Never once heard it in the rockets sub
I’ve seen it multiple times on the Rockets sub but it never sticks or catches on.
I’ve seen it in instagram comment sections and literally nowhere else
You aint been in the trenches gang. Some hang with the fringe of nba fans 😂😂 youll learn alot
I’ve never heard it, but it might be only in Houston.
It started when torched gsw for 30 I think
It’s a joke yall can relax
It was given to him when he was having his insane 65% from 3 run that lasted 2-3 weeks. Then he came back down to earth.
Rockets fan here, I’ve never heard of that nickname. I think the reporter pulled it out of his ass
“I don’t think anyone should be in the same sentence as Steph though.” Says the one guy who is closest to being in the same sentence.
As Harden said, when you’re talking about 3 point shooters you’re discussing whoever is best after Curry. He’s not in the conversation, he’s too far above.
“Steph don’t count”
i’m late to this convo but Harden is THE authority to speak on Curry being far far far beyond and by himself. Curry is #1 in all time made threes. Harden is #2 with 900 less.
Thats a lot of step back 3s
Did you forget about Jarrett Allen when the lights are at the appropriate intensity?
Yeah it’s crazy to me. Before you even get to Steph you have to stop and talk about Klay which you might as well stop there cause ain’t no one human shooting it better than Klay.
I think he’s talking about overall not just shooting lol
Heartwarming to see klay still show respect to his other splash bro
This video where Klay FaceTimed Curry is great.
The Warriors sub will get testy towards Klay because he’s not as vocal with his support as Curry is but it really just seems like a personality difference instead of a respect/support thing.
There’s a very large part of the fan base that is not this way with klay and wishes him the best and defends him. Unfortunately the worst people are generally the loudest
I think it was Drays dumb ass saying Klay ghosted Steph prior to Klays first return to Chase in a match up versus Klay. Lot of people got butthurt but the whole thing was stupid and they still seem to be brothers.
That game was awesome. Klay hitting some big shots and shimmied on Curry who smiled than took over the game with like 5 minutes left and scored like 14 points, iced the game, and hit the night night. You could tell Curry was hyped as fuck to win that game lol.
Just super competitive brothers.
Its always weird to me how sensitive fans are to what ppl say about their favorite player… Steph is universally revered and recognized— why get defensive
Sentiments like this are weird. It’s a fun nickname because it’s absurd and it’s a compliment to Curry.
Yeah it’s like saying “Woah let’s not get ahead of ourselves with Kobe comparisons” when asked how they felt about Scalabrine’s White Mamba nickname.
Couldn’t think of a better example of intent, thank you
People always pretend to not understand this for some reason lol
Cocaine Klay it is for Reed.
Cocaine Klay would be Kneuppel lol
Can’t talk around Redditors bc the autism always displays itself with comments like this
I love that Klay just ignored the first part
Lmao Klay not even acknowledging the cocaine part but furious about comparisons to Steph
The revival of Meth Curry aka Tyler Johnson
meth curry is wild lol, i fuckin love it
Where the fuck is bumpy?
Cocaine Malik Beasley
Thats just Malik Beasley
Gosh it was sitting there on a tee for someone and I tried to get there, but you grabbed a bat and beat me to it.
Well done
I dont understand why people are mad at Klay for saying this because he’s not wrong.
I think they’re disappointed that he didn’t address the Cocaine Curry nickname.
Klay: let’s not be blasphemous now
Isaiah Reed Sheppard’s real nickname is the Taxman.
One of Paul’s best basslines
I remember when they were calling Tyler Johnson Meth Curry
you are allowed to say cocaine on reddit
So Kneuppel is what then?
adderall Klay
Why are we censoring the word cocaine??
But it’s cocaine curry, so an irrational, erratic, less efficient curry.
Feels like everyone is glossing over the more insane part of the nickname….
Klay is being precious - those sorts of nicknames (eg Hillbilly Kobe or Tragic Johnson) aren’t putting the players on the same level as the legends, it’s actually elevating the legend to an archetype
There are great shooters. And then there is Curry. Enough said.
Speaking of Klay…. Kon Kneuppel reminds me of a young Cocaine Klay 😂
C*caine is fine. But I also think no-one should be in the same sentence as Steph!
Crazy nickname😅
The same nickname would work for some other players too tho
That’s the part he found shocking?!
Nobody calls him that
I find it hilarious he took no offence to cocaine but was absolutely disgusted at the Curry comparison lol
They didn’t say it was steph though, it’s more likely c*caine Seth curry
Meth Curry
I love the brotherhood he has with Steph
*the brotherhood
Bad bot 🤖
Steph Curry is an all time great, up there with Jordan, Kareem, Magic, Bird, etc. And should always be referred to as such.
These reporters so lame
Cocaine “Korver” would be at least acceptable.
These reporters are so wack. Where is the professionalism. Like who lets these bs interview pro athletes.
Who is “Reed Sheppard” ?
Ah yes Steph is the wild part in all this! Lol
Inventing a nickname like that outta thin air is crazy as hell
Lol a goofy nickname doesn’t mean that anyone was ‘putting him in the same sentence as Curry’, unless you mean in the literal sense.
Like when Wiggins was Maple Jordan, no one actually thought he was close to as good as MJ
K*ay T*ompson t*lks a*out C*caine C*rry
Lame ass people with their self censoring
Cocaine Curry is objectively his worst nickname. I hate that people insist on using it.
It’s more of a tribute to Steph not saying he’s close to Steph
Plus it could be about dell curry
Klay historically been VERY sensitive to anything to do with the splash bros nickname or Steph/his shooting
He needs to come back to the warriors
Baby Jordan and Baby Barkley vibes. Super cringe.
Klay is the most media savvy man in that league.
Very valid response
love you forever Klay 🥺
W klay
What a horrible nickname
“Whoa”
I honestly would not like it if my ball nickname was cocaine curry lol
His nickname is the IRS: Isaiah Reed Sheppard
People only call him that when is making from 3.
“Cocaine Curry” foreal lmao
everything that is even slightly positive about Steph gets upvoted to high heaven lol
i think reed shephard is better than curry. in cooking…
If anything, it’s Klay and Harden
That stank face in between two “that’s crazy”
Does he sniff a line after hitting 3?
5- Be spontaneous, never say no to things that bring you joy. No matter if it’s dancing in the square or at the club, Klay is always down to have a good time impromptu.
What’s up with the handicap sticker
The Splash Bros are one of the greatest duos in NBA history. An iconic partnership that literally changed how basketball played.
that leather jacket/shirt looks very soft and expensive