“Need Clicks That Bad Huh?????”: Stephen Curry Calls Out Media Outlet for Using 8-Year-Old Injury Graphic

Although Notre Dame defeated Penn State 27-24 in a thrilling first semifinal of the College Football Playoffs, basketball star Stephen Curry was the talk of the night. It had nothing to do with that game, nor Steph’s performance against the Pistons. Rather, it was the result of an old ankle injury video.

To be fair, Steph didn’t have his best game on Thursday night, but the Warriors were still able to pull out a 107-104 road win that ended the Pistons’ five-game winning streak. Steph, however, couldn’t even revel in the victory afterward, because a Bleacher Report Instagram post about the CFP semifinal drew a stern response from the player himself.

Notre Dame was trailing by seven midway through the fourth quarter, at least until wide receiver Jaden Greathouse broke not one but two Nittany Lions players’ ankles en route to a 54-yard touchdown. The play prompted Bleacher Report to post a video comparing Greathouse’s nasty moves to Steph’s MCL sprain after the Rockets crossed him up in Game 4 of Round 1 of the 2016 playoffs. It resulted in him missing the next four games.

This was from Golden State’s 73-9 season that ended in heartbreaking fashion with a Game 7 Finals loss to LeBron James and the Cavs, so if you think Steph doesn’t remember everything about that run, you’re badly mistaken, as BR found out. Athletes don’t often hit back at bad-faith engagement, but Steph didn’t let this one go, replying, “Need clicks that bad huh?????”

It didn’t take long for the media outlet to fix their questionable mistake, and they promptly took the tweet down following Steph’s comment.

Sometimes the quest for engagement in the sports world goes too far

Sports are supposed to be fun, both for the athletes that play and for the fans watching at home. We’ve all seen countless highlights on repeat of guys getting clowned on the court or on the field.

That time Steph made Chris Paul look like he was breakdancing comes to mind, and it’s all fair game. But when a player getting hurt is made into a meme, that’s a bridge too far.

Good on Steph for calling it out, and though it shouldn’t have gone up in the first place, respect to Bleacher Report for quickly taking it down.