Today is Steph Curry’s birthday, but his gift came Thursday night, as he became the only player ever in NBA history to hit 4,000 three-point shots, just piling up more numbers for the man who already holds the record for the most three-pointers ever.
Golden State Warriors point guard Wardell Stephen Curry is celebrating his 37th birthday today. Google his name today, and something fun happens on your screen. That fun thing happens because Steph Curry hit his 4,000th career three-point shot in last night’s 130-104 win over Sacramento at the Chase Center Thursday night, adding yet another distinction for the man who already holds the records for most three-pointers ever made, most playoff three-pointers, most three-pointers in a season, and of course, has won four NBA Championships and two league MVP awards.
4,000 3-POINTERS AND COUNTING...
— NBA (@NBA) March 14, 2025
STEPH CURRY, IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN 🙌 pic.twitter.com/kS6sqJRjzW
The play on which the Chef scored his 4,000th three-pointer is seen above. (And how ‘bout that call by TNT announcer Kevin Harlan?) As the Chronicle points out, Curry scored the shot on a pass from Moses Moody, “who was 7 years old when Curry made his first NBA 3-pointer.”
All of Steph Curry’s threes visualized
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) March 14, 2025
*needs to be updated* pic.twitter.com/Jux3eSr7ZQ
Curry has already held the record for the most-ever three-pointers. He broke that record more than three years ago, and just continues to pile it on. And as seen below, he’s been doing this since he was a little kid.
Steph has ALWAYS had the range 👨🍳🎯
— NBA (@NBA) March 14, 2025
As @StephenCurry30 celebrates his 37th birthday, we look back on this incredible on-court work during Dell Curry's time with the Raptors! pic.twitter.com/iQdVmmUFOI
"It's a clear milestone threshold," Curry told ESPN before the game. "A number that I didn't think about, that it was realistic even from 2,974, which is a number that means the most because that was the record at the time.”
"It's beyond my wildest dreams to push a record that far," he added.
Steph Curry got emotional on the bench when he saw Andris "Beans" Biedriņš — who assisted Steph's first career three — in his 4,000 threes tribute video:
— KNBR (@KNBR) March 14, 2025
"That was my vet when I was here my rookie year. I would've loved to have quizzed our team and bench to see if anybody knew… pic.twitter.com/AQ7BgPx4G9
The Chase Center played the tribute video seen above after Curry hit his historic three-point shot Thursday. It features the man who gave Curry the assist on his first-ever three-pointer in 2009… (sigh) Andris Biedrins. That name provides an important reminder of how the Warriors sucked for about 40 years in a row before Curry came along, and what a privilege it is that we get to watch this electrifying player make history on our team.
And with the Warriors surging since the Jimmy Butler trade, there may yet be more historic playoff magic in store from Steph Curry and your Golden State Warriors.
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Image:NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 04: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates after a three point shot in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 04, 2025 in New York City. The Golden State Warriors defeated the New York Knicks 114-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)