At 4:02 in the first half, the camera captures a blur in the corner of the frame. Here comes Stephen Curry, who, in the first NBA Finals game, dribbles past a crowded defense and scores a 3-pointer after receiving a pass from a teammate.

After Curry makes the basket, the cavalier also catches him, giving him a little fist pump to his chest before pointing toward the ruins of the Oracle Arena in Oakland. Curry took this action as a way to thank God for enabling the Warriors to defeat the Cavaliers that evening.

Curry’s incredible performance in the spotlight was only surpassed by his incredible regular season. Curry’s 286 three-pointers this season were enough to exceed the record he had established just two seasons prior.

Curry won the NBA MVP award as a result of his incredible shooting skills, the Golden State Warriors’ 67-win year, and their first-round playoff seeding.

Six years into his career, Curry defeated NBA greats like LeBron James and James Harden to win his first MVP trophy. Unlike many other superstars, Curry believes that hard work and a passion for the game were more important in his ascent to fame in the NBA than God.

My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is ultimately accountable for the blessings I possess that enable me to participate in this game. Curry reiterated, “I can’t express enough how important my faith is to how I play the game and to who I am,” during his MVP victory speech.

While still in middle school, Curry made the decision to follow Christ before becoming famous. In a conversation with the proactive Faith, Curry revealed that he came to the decision after learning from the youth mentor that he and his classmates had to make the decision on their own, without consulting their parents.

Curry is driven by his Christian beliefs to seek out chances to help the underprivileged.

The year Curry first broke the 3-point barrier, 2012, was also the year he joined the Nothing but Nets movement. The initiative, which was started by sports columnist Rick Reilly, involves the distribution of bed nets coated with insecticide. For every bed net he gave in 2012, Curry made three three-pointers, for a total of 816 bed nets. Curry intends to provide even more bed nets than he did the previous year, now that he has broken his own record.

Stephen Curry’s development as a Christian and an NBA player has been greatly aided by his family’s support. Stephen Curry’s father, Dell Curry, was the 1994 NBA Sixth Man of the Year after spending 16 seasons in the league. Sonya, Stephen’s mother, excelled in volleyball at Virginia Tech.

Curry thought back to the first middle school game he missed because his parents had him sit out for not doing his homework during his MVP award speech. Curry grinned and remarked, “That’s a pretty embarrassing moment if you have to tell your teammate fellows I can’t play tonight; I didn’t do the dishes at home.”

Curry mentioned discipline and faith as the two most important parts of his upbringing when questioned. Under Curry’s direction, the Davidson College basketball team made it to the Elite Eight of the tournament in 2008 before losing to the University of Kansas, the eventual champions. When the Wildcats made it deep into the tournament, the country started to take an interest in Davidson’s quick guard with a beautiful shot.

Curry finished his junior year at Davidson and entered the 2009 NBA draft. In his debut season with the Golden State Warriors, who selected him seventh overall, he went 26–56. But following a miserable 2009 campaign, the Warriors rapidly turned things around, largely due to Curry’s ability to score and dish out assists.

The team’s total record over the previous five seasons has improved by 41 wins with its current 67-15 record.

On Sunday, June 7, the second Finals game will go off at 7 p.m.