The video captures Stephen Curry’s 18th NBA Media Day with the Golden State Warriors, offering a behind‑the‑scenes look at the day’s activities, award recognitions, promotional shoots, and candid moments. Curry opens by reflecting on the significance of finishing his career with the Warriors, emphasizing community, pride, and a "we" mentality. The crew presents him with several creative accolades—including a Webby Drum Award, Cannes Lion, and Ad Age honors—highlighting the franchise’s impact beyond basketball. Throughout the day, Curry interacts with staff, photographers, and fans, participates in multiple photo‑shoot setups, and delivers playful direction for camera work. He greets international fans (e.g., Dub Nation Japan) and shares personal mantras about gratitude, love for the game, and the importance of consistent effort. The transcript mixes heartfelt commentary, light‑hearted banter, and logistical details of the media‑day production, concluding with Curry’s reminder that the ultimate goal is to get back on the court.
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I can't believe I'm saying it. It's year 18 of beautiful media day, getting ready for a new season. All the fun of this day, getting ready for content, storytelling, behind the scenes, and sending us off to training camp. So year 18, y'all stay tuned. Echo! Oh, here we go. What makes it so important to stay here? Why is that so important to you to To finish your career with the Warriors. This is home. This is what we've built. This is a community that I've played in front of my entire career, and being able to finish the story the right way. And there's a pride of representing, you know, the Bay, representing this franchise that when I stepped foot here in '09 and what we've all been able to accomplish, this isn't just a me thing. This is a we. I want to do right by that. Hey, Steph. Steve was saying that he kind of likes that no one's ...expects you guys to make the playoffs and that there's a little bit of freedom to flying under that banner. That's how bad it's— to make the playoffs? It went from championship to— I'm just wondering what you think about that. Do you feel the freedom? That's what I think about that. Damn. Damn. Sorry, that wasn't to you. That was to the situation. Woo! The playoffs? All right, cool. Here we go. Hello, everybody. Hey, what's going on in here? Hey, Almar. How you doing? Nice to see you. What is this? This is for you. This is from the billboard that we launched your booklet. Yes. Trust me, I— yes. Yes. A lot of amazing feedback from that. Appreciate y'all. This is the Webby Drum Awards. This is a Cannes Lion. This is probably the biggest award in advertising. Yes, it is. Ad Age. Ad Age. Patrick Leahy. Nice seeing you. We were inspired directly by what you were saying in the book about how just preparation, you know, meets the moment. Opportunity, yeah. That's what the billboard was all about. Congratulations, man. To y'all as well. Thank you so much, man. The book was incredible, but when that came out, that took it to a whole nother level. So I appreciate y'all. This is absolutely incredible. Absolutely. These are all yours. Come on, man. These are yours. This is ridiculous. So this is like equivalent to like— Yeah, I know. This is a trust. That's wild. That's cool. That is incredible. Oh yeah, that is incredible. That's— yes, that thing right there. I wanted you to have a lunar commemorative. That is so dope. I love it, man. Appreciate you. Absolutely. Okay, you ready? Have a great season. Anytime you do anything in New York, it's such a different energy. It has been a great host site for some special moments. Developing consistency and range, I have like big dreams when it comes to, you know, what I can accomplish out there, of course. Wowzers. That's Steve who put this. What is happening? I'm going to start over. Yeah, Steve! Oh man, you like that one? Right across the hole, right in here. What is this? Drill pan. I'm gonna fly it to you. You gonna catch it and sign it? Yeah. Then you can pretend to shoot it or throw it. Get out of here. Perfect. Thank you. All type of gadgets. Appreciate it. All right, whenever you're ready, let's start. What's up, Dub Nation in Japan? I hope you're having a great New Year's Day. Wishing you and yours a happy and abundant 2027. Go Dubs! 新春快乐！ Amazing. Next one. Junie Yangyan Daji. That's perfect. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Way to knock it out, baby. That's great. Beautiful. With the actual paper? Yeah. But it actually look crazy. No, they make it look so easy though. Hello everybody. Am I going right here where this thing is? Right. Oh, that's good. That's a first. I haven't heard that one before. Ref and Curry. I'm a big Gil Richards fan though. Gil Richards is my favorite. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Same thing, back and forth, looking at the camera, playing with the ball. About 15 seconds. Feel free to just hold it tight too. 3, 2, get them hyped up. Let's go, let's go. On the left side, on the left side. Let's go. On the right, on the right. Let's go. Keep them going, keep them going, keep it going, keep it going. Let's give them more to flex. The three-point celly. Dub Nation! Dub Nation! This is Warriors Ground. This is Warriors Ground. We need you locked in. We need you locked in. As usual, little hypey cam. Just whichever one. Yup. Yup. There we go. Pop the collar. Hey, hey. Oh, Jason Richardson. That's too easy. That's iconic, right? Three, two, one. Great shot, kid. That was one in a million. Huh, huh, huh. That feels right. Nope, not nowhere near enough. We're gonna do it this way. Great, that's it. Here we go. How much time do I have left? 20 seconds. Yes, don't forget the tape. Oh, 10 seconds. No! Three, two, one. It looks good from this side. Perfect. And let's show it to the camera. I got you. I got you something. Tail slates. Yes, I do. Feel free to trace. Gil Richard is my favorite. Look at Gil Richard. That's my favorite. Thank you. Come on, sir. Congratulations. Appreciate you, man. Year 20 for number 20. You all right? Good. Everybody, Stephen Curry. You guys might know him. Good shot. Fuck it. All right, all lights up and hit him with the night-night. Yeah, yeah, good. That's a wrap on Stephen Curry. Yes, yes. All right, what's good, man? You want it? So it's going to be kind of like our headshot section here. So we're going to start over here with this little scanning thing. Good to see you, my man. Legs double apart, arms crossed, staring directly at Ryan's lens over here. I'll direct you from there. Ryan, let me know when you're all set on cam and I'm having the right foot land on that green line. You're at a 45 to the camera, arms crossed, stare at the lens. All right, Steph, and action. And let's walk nice and slow through that fog. Perfect, perfect. Good, good, good. Just chilling. And action. Yeah, perfect, perfect. Hold that, hold that for a second. Bring the ball up a little bit. Yeah, like right there. Cool. Feel free to get nice and close here, Ryan, like even pushing towards like your minimum focus distance type, type thing. Perfect. Get highlights up, please. All right, and action. Just keep looking at Ryan. Follow that camera as it moves around you. Maybe rub the hands together again. We'll go through these motions. Yep, perfect. Throw a flex on them one time. Yeah, yep, yep, yep. Wait, wait, and go for it. Yeah, perfect. Can we do one where it goes all the way through? Ah! All right, and action. Ah, yeah, that's the one, that's the one. Yeah, perfect, perfect, perfect. And action, my brother. Good, take that out. Good. A little quarter turn here. Nice to meet you. Yes, sir. Appreciate you. Yes, sir. That's crazy. Hi. Okay, put me through it. Yeah. The most boring thing of all time, and everyone's like, "Oh, let me take a picture of that." More. Good. Good. Our 19th combined media day. All right. Do you mind if I get a picture, please? Come on, man. Hallelujah, man. Are you almost done? Yeah, I'm done. My last stop, man. Yeah, I'm gonna lean on you. No, no, don't you do that. All in, all work. Let's go get some work in. Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Come on in. Just, uh, Jimmy, what's up, kid? How are you? Good, good. Just looking in the lens the whole time. And 1, perfect, man. Camera's moving, and action. Curry for 3! Whoa, that's not your job. Stay in your lane, Wardell. There's nothing he can't do. Perfect. Hello, hello. Good to see you. How you doing, baby? You all right? Welcome back. Good to see you. Thanks for coming. All right, we're gonna cut this real short, so this is just gonna be some pose right on camera. Can you spin it? Can you— oh, you can't spin it. You can pop it. All right. Oh yes. Yes, there we go. Man, all the way down. Very last one. Let's see, let's see who you are, and then give me a little look at back of the camera. Yeah, money man, money man. Yeah, that's him. Money man, money man. Oh, we got you, brother. Oh, appreciate it. Congratulations, my brother. Thank you, man. Yes, sir. How much longer you got? 10 minutes? Oh, great. I just made that up. Just to see what he says. He can make whatever he wants. What's up, Steph? How you doing? That's Akai. Nice to see you. How you doing? Right here? Yep, right there. All good. We're gonna do MBC starting lineup in jokes. So give me 2 regular, name the school. Stephen Curry, Davidson College. Stephen Curry, amateur or professional golfer? Stephen Curry, Charlotte Christian. 18 years. What does that mean to you? Every year you're blessed and you're just grateful for the opportunity to keep playing this game, especially with the expectations that I put on myself. I still love the work. I still enjoy what I do. I still get lost out there in the game and it's my happy place. You know, as long as I can maintain that, you know, that'll drive me. All right. So that is a wrap on year 18. Media Day. Shout out to Cole, who got me through it. This has been an incredible reminder of how blessed we are to play this game. Hopefully everybody enjoys all the content, the jokes, the laughs that we created today. You'll see them all year. And now we get to go play basketball. That's the fun part. We out.
