Steph Curry's stunned face in Warriors' loss became an instant meme
Steph Curry is in DISBELIEF that Julius Randle is making shots like this LMAOOOOO
😂😂😂
pic.twitter.com/OxF0g1X11y — Hater Report (@HaterReport_) May 15, 2025
Steph Curry couldn't be there for the Golden State Warriors given his hamstring injury, so he could only watch as his team got eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
And after one shot by Julius Randle, cameras caught his stunned expression that really summed it all up.
Maybe it was his reaction to Randle nailing a deep three, or realizing that Father Time was catching up on him. But whatever it was, TNT found Curry in disbelief, shaking his head. It was only the second quarter at that point, but maybe he knew then that it was over.
Here's a look at that moment, along with some jokes about it from X (formerly Twitter):
Steph Curry's reaction to Julius Randle cooking the Warriors is hilarious
I know this is how Lakers fans were feeling pic.twitter.com/dxJaOPpSvp — Shahbaz Khan (@ShahbazMKhan) May 15, 2025
Steph is all of us pic.twitter.com/4PKTm4YYB2 — TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) May 15, 2025
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