Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers is tired of having to defend Stephen Curry's legacy.
"It's so sad we have to defend him. ... He's a made man. Forget about this Final - it's already been done. He's already done it. He's already proven it. I don't know what he has to continue to prove," Myers said Tuesday on "The Morning Roast."
Curry is one of only three players to average 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists on 55% true shooting in the NBA Finals, with Michael Jordan and LeBron James being the other two.
"That stat … it's tremendous, but why is that eye-opening?" Myers said. "Why can't that just be, 'Oh yeah, he is as good as those guys.' It's almost like, 'Oh my gosh, I didn't know Steph averaged those kind of numbers.' … This is his sixth Finals in eight years. Have we not watched him? Have we not watched him over the regular season?
"I don't know if it's envy. I don't know what it is about him that causes people to fail to recognize what he's doing out there or reluctantly praise him."
Curry scored 29 points to help lead the Warriors to a 107-88 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Finals on Sunday. The series is tied at one game apiece heading into Wednesday's Game 3.
