The Warriors vs Rockets battle is heating up. Game 6 is gonna be as entertaining as it gets. But not just due to the on-court clash – there’s way too much happening around the whole series off it too. Especially when it comes to the Rockets’ “press it until it hurts” strategy against Stephen Curry’s thumb. It got so severe, that Steve Kerr went as far as to lodge a complaint against Dillon Brooks & Co. But according to Stephen A. Smith, it’s all part of the game.
While on First Take, Jay Williams and SAS were going back and forth regarding this topic. NBA’s ‘hit-and-release’ rule states that “after the shooter releases the ball, contact with the shooter’s hand during the shooter’s follow-through can be deemed legal, provided that the contact is incidental, and it is not hostile, nor overly physical.” But SAS can’t go as far as to blame Ime Udoka’s young’uns for that. If anything, all’s fair when you’re guarding the best shooter of all time.
“If you got a hurt thumb, hurt ankle, whatever, whatever debilitating issue you have. It’s going to be attacked… The man’s thumb is compromised. On his shooting hand, the greatest shooter that ever lived might be compromised. And somebody’s not going to try to exploit that style,” said SAS on First Take.
.@stephenasmith and @RealJayWilliams on Dillon Brooks’ comments about Stephen Curry’s thumb injury.
“Whenever you hear about weaknesses that people have, you go at that.” pic.twitter.com/YxlnD6FcfR
— First Take (@FirstTake) May 1, 2025
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