NBA 热话！球迷揭开 Stephen Curry 小动作之谜

2015 年 8 月，Curry 在《Jimmy Kimmel Live！》节目上经已解释了，自从中学打球被其他球员手肘打爆嘴唇后，便一直戴护齿套作赛，随后 Jimmy Kimmel 只以 “Smoking A Banana” 轻轻带过 Curry 狂咬护齿套的习惯，Curry 亦只补充小动作可以排解紧张情绪。然而，不论 Haters 或死忠都继续表示讨厌这小动作，当中甚至包括 Curry 妈妈。

I’ve given up, I’ve made my peace with it. It’s never going to change. He still bites his fingernails. He flicks his nose, from all his allergies. And the mouth guard.

直到最近，一位 Curry 死忠从 Curry 每场赛事收集数据，推断他把护齿套咬在嘴角而非乖乖套著牙齿，可提高罚球准绳 2％，达可怕的 90.88％！Curry 事后访问回应，指自己相信该死忠的判断，此个数据并未反映心神稳定的 Curry 的整体表现，证明这小动作的影响力之大，亦可预期 Curry 不会顺应民意，等如 Michael Jordan 伸舌头、LeBron James 洒镁粉。

Some fan studied it. He said I shoot 2% better on free throws with it out. And I think he’s right. Because when I shoot a free throw with it in, I always go, Whoa, that’s weird. It’s where it’s supposed to be.

为了球员有这佳表现，你能忍受／接受他这个小动作／小瑕疵吗？推荐大家阅读 Stephen Curry 署名球鞋销售额将成为联盟第一的文章。