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“BETRAYAL IN THE BAY: Curry’s $281K Blunder Puts Team’s Chemistry at Risk”
“We never really thought it was going to end.” 13 years. That’s how long Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were teammates, which is basically the entire length of the latter’s career. So, when Steph found out that his Splash Brother was parting ways, it was a tough pill to swallow. While the duo accomplished everything on the hardwood together, they failed to share ONE major off-court experience. We’re obviously talking about a ride on Klay’s $281,000 boat that once rescued Draymond Green from the wrong side of the Bay!
Despite being teammates for so long and Thompson frequently arriving at the Warriors’ practice facility on his boat, Steph never got the chance to hop on Klay’s luxury possession for a joyride. Well, life always got in the way. “It’s weird, we talked about [taking the boat out] when we first came into the league, stuff that we used to do together. Then you start having families. Me and Draymond have multiple kids and schedules going crazy,” Curry remarked. Yes, apart from his hectic NBA schedule, the sharpshooter also had his loving family and multiple business ventures to take care of. So, there was never time for a boat ride with Captain Klay.
Draymond, however, was fortunate enough to experience it before Klay left for Dallas. Surprisingly enough, the moment came only a year ago right after Green served his 5-game suspension for putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock in a game. Returning to Oakland from LA, which he called “his safe space” and heading to the Warriors facility, the former DPOY found himself stuck on the opposite side of town as the Bay Bridge was shut down because of pro-Palestinian protests.
With no other way to get to the facility, Draymond Green turned to Klay Thompson, and the sharpshooter arrived in style, on his boat to pick the Warriors’ floor general up. “Klay came on his boat across the water to pick me up in Jack London Square in Oakland… I need to get there but I just got five games for you, like he came and scooped me, that was my first time on this boat,” Green remarked about his savior teammate on 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony & The Kid Mero.
Draymond also recalled that (VP of team operations) Eric Housen tried “to get the cops to like escort me through” but nothing was working by road! With such core memories attached to the Nordic Knife, even Stephen Curry plans on living that experience, “I will get on this boat at some point, even though we’re not teammates anymore.” But right now, they are opponents.
Stephen Curry is ready to go at Klay Thompson while Draymond Green plans on running “through his chest”
While Steph, Klay, and Draymond will always share that brotherhood, they will be diving into uncharted waters in a few weeks, now that they are on opposing teams for the first time in their careers. Their first meeting? November 12 when the Warriors host the Mavs at Chase Center. And Steph has already begun mentally preparing for that encounter. “You’re friends first, teammates second. And that is how the relationship is and we will always be. I wish it was both. But I love Klay, I respect him for 78 games out of the year. I won’t say I’ll be rooting for him, but I’ll be watching him. The other four games we play him, I’ll be ready to go at him.”
A former Ferrari engineer has criticised the decision to bring in Lewis Hamilton and thinks the Brit’s presence will mean “a lot of potential for drama”.
At the age of 40, seven-time Formula 1 champion Hamilton will form a formidable driver partnership with Charles Leclerc. His big switch comes at the expense of Carlos Sainz, who has performed well for the Italian squad but who was axed so they had room for their blockbuster new signing.
But not everyone of a Ferrari persuasion is convinced that it will go well. Ernest Knoors, who spent many years as an engineer at Maranello, specialising in power units, worries that Hamilton’s presence could do more harm than good for a team that is finding its groove under Frederic Vasseur.
“A big name like Hamilton also brings a lot of politics and if politics within Ferrari are not managed well, then there is a lot of potential for drama,” he told Formule1.nl. “Hamilton has the tendency that if things do not work out, he turns his whole car upside down and starts experimenting.
“Ferrari believes very much in the big personalities and will follow him. But Hamilton is just someone you have to guide a little bit and not give the freedom to rebuild the whole car, because then it will go completely wrong. So I do not know if it is such a smart move, but of course it is nice for the sport.”
News of Hamilton’s planned move broke on February 1, coinciding with football’s Transfer Deadline Day. That the back pages of many newspapers were dominated by the decision of Hamilton to swap Mercedes for Ferrari was testament to the magnitude of the announcement.
Sainz was not surprised as he had been informed by his team of the plan ahead of it being made public. But the Spaniard responded well with two victories to date this season and five further appearances on the podium, on the way to what looks likely to be a fifth-placed finish in the championship – two spots and 54 points ahead of Hamilton.
Sainz has signed for Williams next year and, after several years of running at the front of the grid, will focus on his new challenge of helping restore one of the grid’s most historic teams to its former glory. But Knoors believes he should have been kept on by Ferrari instead.
The Dutchman added: “I see Lewis Hamilton’s arrival at Ferrari more as a PR move. With all due respect, Hamilton is not going to take that Ferrari from P6 to P1. He will get the most out of it, but what Ferrari has to do is make that car faster. And if you make that car faster, you can easily drive at the front with the current line-up.
“Besides, as a team you have to look further on the horizon. If Hamilton becomes champion in the coming years, he and Ferrari will become immortal. But if you want to build a team with talent for the next five years, are you going to build on Hamilton? No, because he will really be finished after two or three years. That is why I would have kept the very strong line-up that Ferrari has now.”
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Chase Elliott had a front-row seat for one of NASCAR’s most bizarre moments of the 2024 Cup Series season. At the start of Stage 2, the pace car dove onto pit road in front of Elliott; however, it was a tad too late. The pace car made contact with the sand barrels at the entry of pit road and caused a red flag for cleanup.
Initially, there was some speculation on the NBC Sports broadcast, even from the No. 9 team, that Elliott made contact with the pace car. Fortunately, the pace car didn’t slide across the No. 9 car’s nose, but it undoubtedly provided one of NASCAR’s craziest red flag moments in recent memory.
Below, you can listen to Elliott and the No. 9 team react to the pace car crashing into the sand barrels on pit road at Phoenix during Championship Weekend!
Reflecting on the recent retirement of 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr., Earnhardt didn’t mince words about the toll NASCAR takes on its drivers. Speaking candidly, the two-time Daytona 500 winner admitted that the pressure to perform every week left him feeling miserable for most of his racing career—a sentiment he believes is shared by many of his peers.
“Right or wrong, racing made me a miserable person 90% of the time,” Earnhardt confessed. “And him too. I mean, ask Kyle Busch, ask anybody—unless you’re winning, you’re not happy.”
For these elite drivers, the sport is a relentless grind. A podium finish might bring temporary relief, but anything short of victory is often a source of frustration. The immense effort poured into preparation and execution rarely feels like it pays off unless the checkered flag is theirs.
Earnhardt highlighted the mental toll of falling short, explaining how the relentless focus on winning can overshadow the joy of simply competing. Even a solid performance feels hollow compared to the euphoria of a win.
“Unless you’re winning, you’re not happy at all,” he said. “You’re okay with a good run, but for the most part, all the effort it takes just to run good—it doesn’t weigh out.”
For drivers, the stakes are sky-high every week. Sponsors, fans, and teams demand nothing less than excellence, leaving little room for error or personal satisfaction in anything less than a dominant performance.
Earnhardt also shared insights into his friendship with Martin Truex Jr., who recently announced his retirement. While the two often spend time hunting together during NASCAR’s off-season, Earnhardt noted that the stress of racing even creeps into their leisure activities.
“When I’m with him during hunting season, it’s always in the back of his mind,” Earnhardt said. “It’s that stressful part of the year when he’s as miserable as he’s going to be.”
Now, with Truex stepping away from the track, Earnhardt looks forward to seeing a lighter, happier version of his long-time friend. Without the weight of weekly competition hanging over him, Truex might finally be able to relax and enjoy the outdoor lifestyle he cherishes.
“It’ll be fun to see him loosen up,” Earnhardt added.
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