In a relaxed, post‑game interview at Oracle Arena, NBA star Stephen Curry and actor‑musician Daveed Diggs engage in a wide‑ranging conversation that blends humor, personal anecdotes, and reflections on their careers and hometown. The dialogue opens with Curry’s story about a missing $500 crab delivery, leading to playful banter about underground crab markets. They then discuss their Oakland upbringing—Curry’s decade‑long tenure with the Warriors and the upcoming move to San Francisco, and Diggs’s childhood in the 77th Street area, his parents’ hippie background, and the city’s influence on his art. The conversation shifts to creative projects: Curry’s production company, built on the pillars of faith, family, and sports, and Diggs’s film Blindspotting and its companion EPs, as well as his involvement with the musical Hamilton. Both share thoughts on the differences between theater and film, the collaborative nature of storytelling, and the supportive “Ham Fam” fan community. The pair then head to Curry’s food‑truck venture, Curry Up Now, sampling tacos, samosas, and “sexy fries,” while exchanging jokes about horror‑film‑style parking lots. The interaction culminates in an impromptu freestyle rap session, where Diggs references his EP “Something in the Water” and Curry recalls his college rap days, showcasing their mutual love for music and spontaneous creativity. Throughout, the dialogue underscores themes of community loyalty, artistic authenticity, and the blend of sport, entertainment, and food culture in Oakland.
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There's a crab thief in Alamo.
What?
My wife ordered $500 worth of crab for the family and then got home and they didn't deliver it. They said they did.
Yo.
Is there like an underground market for crab? I just jumped on the issue like you can try to turn that $500 into $600.
Right.
Yeah, yeah.
What's going on? The legend. What's up? How you doing?
Doing great. Sorry to step on your shoes, man.
That's all right. Look, it's raining.
Uh-oh.
What you got? I got this children's umbrella for you.
That is fashionable right there. There we go.
There we go.
It kind of go with your— All right.
Keep him safe. Keep him safe.
This is precious cargo. This is a man of the people right here. Look at this. That's first-class service right there.
All right, cool.
Appreciate you. Just finished our game against the Lakers. Got the dub. It was big. But I'm even more excited to have DaVee Diggs, Oakland native, Warriors fan for life. We're at Oracle Arena right here. You said you grew up 5 minutes from here.
Yeah, well, when I was born, we lived right over on 77th. Like, the old Mother's Cookies warehouse was right there. That only means something if you are my age or older and from Oakland. I'm here, but like— I say this all the time. I grew up poor and happy. Our parents were hippies, and like, the backlash against how they were parented were to tell their kids, "You can do whatever you want." Right, right. Like, "You can actually be anything." And I really believed that, and I guess I still believe that.
What was it like going from humble beginnings to having those, you know, dreams and goals and ideas, acting on them, and now your movie, "Blindspotting," and things where you're, you know, sharing, you know, part of, you know, your story with the world? Here's the thing.
When you got in the league and were a professional basketball player young. Like, I'm 37 right now, you know what I'm saying? And, like, most people found out who I was a year ago, 2 years ago, you know what I'm saying? So, like, at this point, I'm just kind of, like, grateful for everything. Like, that movie "Blindspotting," I was telling y'all, me and Rafael Casal worked on that film for 10 years writing that script.
I'm trying to envision, right? I've been in the league for 10 years.
Yeah.
And I'm thinking, like, what if I was just working on my jump shot for 10 years, and then I was like, "You know what?" I'm ready to show the world, like—
Yeah, man.
But, like, for, like, a movie like "Blindspotting," is it more so, like, trying to make sure everything's perfect? Is it you're multitasking, just waiting for the right opportunity to—
Yeah, I mean, I think it's just how it worked out. Like, Hollywood's a weird world, and things disappear all the time. I mean, you— I don't know. You getting into this world, too. Like, so sometimes, like, things with the best intentions still don't work out. And almost everything gets set back, you know? If it manages to actually go through all the paces and come out, It's probably because everyone working on it really, really cares about it.
Right.
And then that comes through in the work.
That's the one learning that I've had, you know, starting my production company and the team that we have who are working in LA is we have our pillars that we wanna kind of stand by in terms of content that we wanna produce and faith, family, and sports. And, you know, really being true and authentic with that. But stuff falls off, stuff comes on, and you can't take that stuff personally in terms of it's just part of the industry, part of the business. Yeah. Your work at Hamilton obviously is world-renowned, and that show is still going, still killing. I'm still— me and my wife are still singing it.
Yeah, no, we watch. If you post it, we watch it, bro. The whole— all of the Ham Fam, we call it. Like, everyone you touch in that show becomes part of the Ham Fam. We just feed— every time you post something, it goes around. All the text chains be firing off. "Did you see? Did you see?" That's cool.
Yeah, man. How different is that What was that experience being with Hamilton?
What I think all the time that the biggest difference between, like, theater and film is, is that in theater you tell the story all the way through every night.
Right.
And then with a film, it always feels like rehearsal with no performance to me. And that's probably something I need to fix in myself, you know, like, when I'm working in front of a camera. 'Cause I always just am sort of trying shit, and then the director's like, "Got it!" I'm like, "Okay, I guess then I'll never do that again." So, you know. All right. It's weighing heavy on me still.
Yes.
What's the deal? How do you feel about moving to San Francisco? I'll tell you how we feel.
I know.
But I'm sure you hear it all the time.
It's bittersweet for sure in terms of this is my 10th year here. I've only known Oracle Arena. And I've seen the dog years. But that whole time, the vibe and the atmosphere in Oracle was unreal. You'd walk in, you would think we were championship favorites. And so I have a special spot in my heart, obviously, for my relationship with our fan base, relationship with Oakland. So it's gonna be so hard to turn the page. Oakland held us down, like, for 47 years.
I can't pretend to understand all the business machinations of a sports team and how you move it around. It is definitely crazy, like, with the Raiders bouncing again and then y'all even— But, you know, whatever. We're gonna support y'all in the city, too.
Yeah.
But it's still— there's something about it for me. Y'all play like Oakland, too. You know what I'm saying? Like, there's this thing that I always say about the town that is like, you make the virtuosic seem mundane. That's every— and that's everybody here. That's like super virtuosic musicians who treat it like it's nothing. And like, that's part of the swag of it. It's like, watch me break every 3-point record ever, and I'm still just like, "Well, you know, walking on, going home, hanging out with my family, like, whatever." That feels like such an Oakland thing.
It's gonna be different, but yeah. I know the fans will travel and there'll still be that pride. There's nothing like a parade downtown Oakland, though.
Yeah, man.
Nothing like it.
Where are you gonna live, though?
That's what I'm trying to figure out. Like, our family's rooted in the East Bay. The commute on the bridge, I feel like—
They got a helicopter.
Exactly. I'm gonna have to pull a Kobe.
You dig?
Kobe to the Staples Center.
Lyft? You got a helicopter or something?
If I had to bet, somebody's gonna be late to a game.
Yo, man, how could you not?
As a good host, I gotta feed you, so—
I appreciate that.
We got the food truck Curry Up Now parked over here, so let's go grab some food.
This is like a horror film, kind of, you know what I'm saying? You don't go to that truck in the dark in a parking lot.
Absolutely not.
You don't do that.
You see that from a mile away, like, that ain't the spot to go.
That's a trap.
Curry Up Now, this is my place, right?
Just 'cause of the name, I want the 99.
For sure. You got some sexy fries too?
I think we could do that.
That would be amazing.
Samosas for sure. OK.
I got to have tacos.
You want tacos? I don't go to a track with tacos and not get tacos.
Samosas. Oh, thank you. Cilantro and tamarind chutney.
It is hot and delicious. Donnie numbs up.
Yes.
Look at that. That is nutty.
That jalapeño is about to be the best thing of the night right there. You got a spread right here.
I know. This is good. Sexy fries. Turns out naughty and sexy is about the juice.
All right, I'm going in for the naughty.
Oh.
Oh. Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm. I like it. That's when the food's good, you dance with it.
That's it.
I'll even pop the cocker for them.
You got an album coming up?
Yeah, so to film Blindspotting, we put two EPs out as, like, companion pieces to that. There's a song called "Something in the Water," uh, sort of about the change in Oakland. There's something in the water and everything we spit wet. They keep telling me it's something in the water. I could tell that they are gearing up to go get a piece. Lakeshore in the bottoms, uptown Temescal, and the problem is half of these neighborhoods— I like this. —didn't exist before you felt a drip and got thirsty. It's something in the water. Careful, careful.
Woo! I got you. Multitasking. He's spitting bars. Yeah, actually, I gotta bring it all. He's spitting food out. Bring it, all of it.
Hurry up now. I can't sing.
I think I can, but I can't. I try.
I seen some episodes. I watched an episode. You was getting down. Yeah, the freestyle.
Me and Rudy, yeah. Yeah, yeah. I rap back in college. We tried to do an "I Love College" remix. And our cafeteria was called Commons, so we just did like— did the I Love Commons. They're probably gonna play that video on this episode because it is that embarrassing.
Starting right now.
There's Sunday brunch's golden rule, and last night's girl thinks you're a tool. Awkward eye contact just isn't cool, and your boys call-outs are way too cool.
That Commons last night was awfully crazy. I stayed there so late.
Some chocolate frodo, big head burrito. I had about 3 plates.
