In this informal, behind‑the‑scenes conversation, NBA star Stephen Curry greets YouTuber Jesse Wellens after a game and the two chat about a range of topics that blend celebrity life, internet culture, and personal philosophy. They reminisce about the Super Bowl, a chance encounter with Mandy Moore, and Kevin Hart’s podium mishap, illustrating the quirky side of high‑profile events. Jesse recounts how a 2006 cinnamon‑challenge video he posted sparked his internet fame, describing the embarrassment and rapid rise that followed. Curry shares his view on success, emphasizing the importance of knowing when to pivot, avoiding stubbornness, and not working just for the sake of work. They discuss personal habits, including Curry’s post‑game hunger leading to a rib‑eating birthday party moment, and their favorite Bay Area eateries such as International Smoke and Jamaican meat pies, with Curry noting his wife’s ownership of the restaurant. The dialogue also touches on dietary choices—Jesse’s shift toward a mostly vegan diet—and the pressures of maintaining a day job while creating content. Throughout, the tone remains casual, humorous, and reflective, offering viewers a glimpse into the everyday lives and mindsets of two prominent creators.
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What's up, Jeff?
What's up, man? Very nice to meet you. How you doing? Thank you so much for having me.
Good. Appreciate you coming up, man. Thanks for having me. I know it was a long flight, but—
Nah, it was good.
Glad you made it.
Good.
Post-game, I'm feeling kind of hungry, so I don't know if you want to— Go grab a bite or something?
I'm down. Let's go. You ready?
I got something in mind.
This you right here?
This me right here, man.
OK.
I don't do much driving anymore. [LAUGHTER] At the Super Bowl this year, I went to senior field day.
Yeah, I saw you there. I saw you there.
I was walking in the back, and Mandy Moore, like, walks by me. And, like, one of my favorite movies growing up was A Walk to Remember. I'm like, oh, is that Mandy Moore?
Did you say something?
Yeah, so I was that guy.
I was like, hey, can I get a picture? You're reading the back in that photo. Yeah, I was at the game too. They showed you on the teleprompter, and I saw you had Patriots shirt on. I was like, "Oh, no." There was a lot of Eagles fans at that game.
It was a lot.
Eagles fans come correct, though. We're nuts. Kevin Hart was sitting right behind me, and he was bent.
The video he posted of him trying to get up to the podium.
Up on the podium. I saw it happen. I'm like, "Yo, Kevin's like—" The security guard's, like, doing this. Kevin's like this. I was like, "Damn, Kevin, not in Philly, man." No, no, no.
This is our night.
Don't ruin it.
I'm trying to figure out, does this seat get—
Oh, there's like a controller here.
We got a lot of different— here.
OK.
There you go.
Ah, now we comfortable.
This is how we live, man, here in the Bay Area. And then you got the massage joint.
I mean, no—
Let me go ahead and kick my feet up too.
This is how Snoop gets around too. When I went in his van, I mean, it was a lot stinkier, his.
[LAUGHTER] This is it right here, man. I never really hear like the first-person story of like how you became, you know, the Jesse that everybody knows. Oh, yeah, yeah. I went in the military.
After high school, got out, didn't know what I wanted to do. I sold cars, I got fired.
Yeah.
And then I like, at the time I was dating a girl and I dared her to eat a tablespoon. This is the silliest thing.
The cinnamon roll?
Yeah, I dared her to eat the cinnamon in 2006. And she ate it, choked on it. This wasn't a thing yet. I put it on the internet and then it turned into this thing, the cinnamon challenge. Unfortunately, that's my jump to the friggin' internet fame. It's very embarrassing, but— And now you coming over to the platform.
Are you ready? I'm trying. I think I'm ready. Obviously, I got a day job that I got to maintain. But definitely ready to kind of pull the veil back a little bit and let people know, you know, what's going on behind the scenes.
Yeah.
It's just crazy, like, how fast this whole world has kind of popped off and talent that turned this into a bona fide career.
It's definitely fun because, like, you could be at home watching this right now, and you'd be like, "Man, this must be so hard to get into it." It's not. Like, I got into it it gave my girlfriend cinnamon.
And here I am 10 years later, going, "Stephen Curry, like, what the hell's going on?" I guess I would want to approach space the same way I approach basketball, the same way I approach my family, is that you do nothing unless it's the best, right? Like, you don't just do stuff to do stuff.
Yeah. I started doing that on the internet, and I hated myself for it. I was like, "Why am I partying with my girlfriend for YouTube views, man?" I fucking hate myself.
Somebody told me, like, the greatest— trait of, like, a successful person is being able— having the recognition and the ability to be able to pivot at the right time. Not be stubborn enough to just keep pounding your head against the wall. Running it to the ground. Yeah, yeah, and burning yourself out.
Yeah, I saw you eating, like, a plate of ribs.
Oh, I know exactly what that rib-eating situation was. 30th birthday party, my wife surprised me with basically about 200 people all— people from my organization, friends and family, obviously. But I didn't get to eat though for like the first 2 hours. Oh, right, right. So I'm trying to play catch up at the end. So somebody walks up with like basically 2 racks of ribs on a plate. And E-40's rapping at the same time. So I'm like, "This is amazing. Let me just enjoy this moment." So I'm sitting on the stage, got my plate in my hand, eating the ribs. I'm like, "Tell me when to go.
Tell me when to go." That came across my feed, that video. There was no context, and it was just that view. I didn't know what was going on. I'm like, I like that. All right, let's get some tacos.
Let's do it. Hello, hello, hello. Hey, how are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm great. What you got up there? These are traditional Jamaican meat pies. They have spicy chicken. My wife's Jamaican. If she was here, she'd make me eat one of those. Yeah. Say it's got curry. I'm gonna have to get one of those. She's Jamaican.
Hey, now. The patty things sound good to me, too. I'll do a veggie. I'm trying the vegan tip.
How is that going for you?
I haven't fully committed yet. I still eat cheese and dairy. I don't eat beef or pork anymore.
That's all I do. All right, all right.
When you smell it, you're like, "Goddamn." Thank you.
You're welcome.
What's like your go-to place in the Bay, like, do you like to eat dinner? Actually, don't tell us. Don't say that, 'cause then people will show up.
No, they should show. It's called International Smoke.
International Smoke? Yeah, I know the owner. And that's your favorite spot?
Yeah, my wife's the owner. That's why.
Oh. International Smoke.
Talk to him.
Sponsored. What's the address?
301 Mission Street, San Francisco. You might have to cheat on a pork rib or something.
Oh!
Just one time. It's worth it.
[MUSIC] Wait, do I get a ride home, or do I gotta figure that out?
That's just for me, you know?
Steph don't even give you a ride home. He just drives you out in the middle of Oakland to get you food and then leaves you. That's not Steph.
That patty is no lie. That is one of the best patties I think I've ever had. Yeah, it was slamming.
