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2025-26

Stephen Curry

GSW · G · #30

r/NBA's 7th most discussed player.

PPG
26.6
RPG
3.6
APG
4.7
GP
43
Height
6′2″
Weight
185 lb
Age
38
Born
Mar 14, 1988
Experience
16 yrs
From
Davidson

Verdict

30.2%Negative13,607 comments
37.5%Neutral16,903 comments
32.3%Positive14,579 comments
+2Net sentimentpositive minus negative

n=45,089 comments about Stephen Curry

  1. 55most hated
  2. 9most loved
  3. 7most discussed
  4. 34most argued about

Receipts

What the room said about Stephen Curry, verbatim: the highest-scoring comments in each class.

  1. Exhibit 01PHX flair
    Curry's only hit 6 3's tonight, dude is so washed.
    Post · [Highlight] Stephen Curry hits a very average not-so-special layup▲ 279Jan 4, 2026Source ↗
  2. Exhibit 02CLE flair
    NBA players don’t give a fuck about ethics, just money. We gotta stop romanticizing millionaires. For example, Steph Curry has 30mins invested into Israeli war tech. Genocide is cool as long as he makes money.
    Post · Some other NBA Players With Gambling Sponsorships▲ 148Feb 7, 2026Source ↗
  3. Exhibit 03no flair
    Curry ruined basketball in more ways than one
    Post · [Highlight] Stephon Castle takes a hard fall after incredible block▲ 68Feb 11, 2026Source ↗
Method
A receipt is a top-scoring comment about Stephen Curry that cleared the classifier's confidence bar and a second pass confirming it is about him. No usernames: the site judges players, not commenters.

Fans

Of what r/NBA says about Stephen Curry, his own Warriors fans are 27% negative, rival fans 30%, unflaired commenters 32%. Among the 26 fanbases with at least 200 comments, Rockets fans are hardest on him at 39% negative and Hawks fans kindest at 44% positive.

26.9%Own fansGSW flair · 7,539 comments
29.9%Rival fansevery other flair · 18,135 comments
31.7%Unflairedno flair · 19,415 comments

Who hates him most

  1. 1HOU fans39.1%+10
  2. 2MIN fans35.0%+6
  3. 3LAL fans33.3%+4
  4. 4LAC fans32.3%+3
  5. 5SAC fans32.0%+3

Who defends him

  1. 1ATL fans43.7%+11
  2. 2WAS fans37.9%+5
  3. 3IND fans36.8%+4
  4. 4TOR fans36.7%+4
  5. 5SAS fans36.4%+3
Method
A fanbase is the flair its commenters wear. Flairs with fewer than 200 comments about Stephen Curry are left out of the lists; the tick is his rate across every flaired comment, from summed counts, never a mean of rates.

Rooms

Stephen Curry was talked about most on the front page: 23,203 of his 45,089 comments, +6 net sentiment against +2 across his season. His harshest room was the daily chat thread, −18 on under 1% of his comments; his warmest the front page. The game threads ran 10 points harsher than the front page: his play was graded live.

Game threads37.533.15,040
Post-game threads32.835.82,274
Daily chat threadHarshest45.127.1395
Front pageWarmest27.833.523,203
Highlights31.032.86,015
News30.227.47,541
Lowlights39.324.8351
Method
A room is the kind of post a comment sat under: a game thread, the front page, a highlight. A room is drawn when it holds at least 200 comments about Stephen Curry; left out here: Injury posts (95), Discussion posts (57). The bar is the room's share of his comments, its split the room's sentiment. Harshest and warmest are by net sentiment, positive minus negative, from summed counts, never a mean of rates.

Timeline

Over 4-week windows, the negative share of comments about Stephen Curry ran between 21% and 34%. His worst week was the week of Dec 15, 40% negative of 1,514 comments; his best the week of Oct 20, 44% positive.

Method
Lines are 4-week rolling rates from summed counts (Σ negative ÷ Σ comments), drawn only where the window holds at least 30 comments. Dots are single weeks, sized by n. Bands follow the season calendar.

Games

The room talked about Stephen Curry in 31 of his 49 games, at least 20 comments each. It was harsher after losses: net sentiment −21 in losses (47% negative, 26% positive) against +13 in wins (31% negative, 44% positive), on a season net sentiment of +2.

+13In wins31% neg · 44% pos · 2,451 comments
−21In losses47% neg · 26% pos · 1,579 comments
+2His season30% neg · 32% pos · 45,089 comments
DatePhaseOppResultMinPtsRebAstFG3PTOV+/−P/R/ACommentsVerdict
Apr 17Play-inPlay-in@ PHXL 96–111L 96–1113617444-163-104-1317/4/4478
Apr 15Play-inPlay-in@ LACW 126–121W 126–12136351412-237-123+935/1/46,468
Apr 5vs HOUL 116–117L 116–11726292411-215-101+1229/2/4885
Jan 30vs DETL 124–131L 124–1312523127-164-104-523/1/2390
Jan 22@ DALL 115–123L 115–12334384114-278-152-2438/4/1541
Jan 15vs NYKW 126–113W 126–11334273710-174-93+327/3/7612
Jan 7vs MILW 120–113W 120–11334316712-213-91+1631/6/7197
Jan 5@ LACL 102–103L 102–1033427469-234-151+527/4/61,039
Jan 3vs UTAW 123–114W 123–1143431258-186-122+531/2/5233
Dec 31@ CHAW 132–125W 132–1253326249-165-105+1126/2/4241

Bad nights get punished: across 31 games the room talked about, net sentiment rises with Stephen Curry's Game Score.

−75−50−250+25+50+75010203040his season +2W vs LAL 111–103: Game Score 11.4, net sentiment +4 from 24 commentsW @ LAL 119–109: Game Score 19.2, net sentiment +3 from 231 commentsW vs DEN 137–131: Game Score 38.1, net sentiment +30 from 420 commentsL @ POR 119–139: Game Score 26.7, net sentiment −5 from 40 commentsW vs LAC 98–79: Game Score 17.1, net sentiment +27 from 75 commentsL @ MIL 110–120: Game Score 16.3, net sentiment −21 from 42 commentsL @ IND 109–114: Game Score 7.3, net sentiment −58 from 24 commentsL @ OKC 102–126: Game Score 1.4, net sentiment −44 from 135 commentsW @ SAS 125–120: Game Score 38.5, net sentiment 0 from 210 commentsW @ SAS 109–108: Game Score 38.0, net sentiment +33 from 452 commentsW @ NOP 124–106: Game Score 0.5, net sentiment −47 from 32 commentsL @ ORL 113–121: Game Score 26.3, net sentiment −7 from 41 commentsL vs POR 123–127: Game Score 27.1, net sentiment +7 from 44 commentsL vs HOU 100–104: Game Score 5.0, net sentiment −42 from 179 commentsL vs MIN 120–127: Game Score 26.8, net sentiment −10 from 105 commentsL @ POR 131–136: Game Score 39.2, net sentiment −22 from 104 commentsL @ PHX 98–99: Game Score 13.7, net sentiment −33 from 27 commentsW vs PHX 119–116: Game Score 22.1, net sentiment −51 from 55 commentsW vs DAL 126–116: Game Score 12.7, net sentiment −6 from 54 commentsL @ TOR 127–141: Game Score 24.2, net sentiment −42 from 53 commentsW @ BKN 120–107: Game Score 22.0, net sentiment −10 from 29 commentsW @ CHA 132–125: Game Score 15.9, net sentiment −31 from 29 commentsW vs UTA 123–114: Game Score 23.9, net sentiment +29 from 21 commentsL @ LAC 102–103: Game Score 19.9, net sentiment −21 from 97 commentsW vs MIL 120–113: Game Score 26.4, net sentiment +24 from 21 commentsW vs NYK 126–113: Game Score 23.2, net sentiment +30 from 37 commentsL @ DAL 115–123: Game Score 23.8, net sentiment −23 from 66 commentsL vs DET 124–131: Game Score 13.0, net sentiment −21 from 38 commentsL vs HOU 116–117: Game Score 21.3, net sentiment +27 from 211 commentsW @ LAC 126–121: Game Score 22.8, net sentiment +6 from 761 commentsL @ PHX 96–111: Game Score 9.0, net sentiment −31 from 373 comments
r = 0.56 · 31 games · win loss