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Skip Bayless DOUBLES DOWN That Kevin Durant Saved Steph Curry's Legacy With Warriors... TWICE

14 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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Skip Bayless argues Kevin Durant saved Steph Curry's legacy twice by winning Game 3 of back-to-back Finals against LeBron James, hitting crucial shots including one "right in LeBron's grill." Bayless says the 2022 championship was a "saving grace" that restored Curry's reputation after fourth-quarter struggles.

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Kevin Durant saved Steph's legacy twice. He did. Double down. I double down. With just Steph, I don't think you would've gotten past LeBron those two times that you did. Kevin just blew me away in those finals because he was not afraid. And those two Game 3s in LeBron's house, I just never seen anything like that. Do you remember the shot that Kevin made right in LeBron's grill?
Man. In the left hand.
Yeah, man. And it was just, it was beautiful to watch, but it was shocking for me to watch 'cause I wasn't sure Kevin had that in him. And in back-to-back years, I just don't think you would've gotten past LeBron. I mean, Steph still, he's still a little guy by basketball terms. Absolutely. And he can only do so much. I believe you guys are gonna lose without him.
So then what does 2022 then do for Steph legacy? Yeah!
Well, it put it back on the map. I mean, he's— it was saving grace. And I think we all needed to see that he could do that then. He wasn't great in those fourth quarters, but he was great for the whole series. Yeah.