"Has been waiting years for this moment": Steph Curry Delights Fans After Lacing $94,860,000,000 Brand's Shoe Amid Sneaker Free Agency

On Thursday, NBA fans found out that Steph Curry and Under Armour would be terminating their exclusive partnership. Now that Curry is a sneaker free agent, there are numerous speculations about his next shoe deal.

The buzz grew even louder in the lead-up to the Golden State Warriors' road game against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. In a set of images that went viral, Curry is seen wearing Nike sneakers.

"Closer look at Steph Curry wearing the Gigi black and white Nike Kobes in his first game as a sneaker free agent," Warriors beat writer Dalton Johnson tweeted.

The possibility of Curry signing with Nike, a company with a market cap of $94.86 billion according to Forbes, led to some thrilled reactions from fans online.

"Kobes* and Curry has been waiting years for this moment," one fan tweeted.

golfmamba.bsky.social

@GolfMamba

Kobes* and Curry has been waiting years for this moment. 😂🔥

BANG‼️

@butterpecanbang

I DID NOT THINK HE WOULD STOP WEARING CURRY BRAND 😱 STEPH IN KOBES IS HEALING MY HEART ❤️‍🩹

Brian

@bsk8rb

Man that's such a wild thing to see after the last 13 years

Chef Curry

@Lacobcanligma

Incoming 50 piece

Meanwhile, other fans were not as excited with this piece of sneaker news.

"Steph sign with #Iverson and #Shack at #Reebok forget nike. Make some legendary shoes like a.i. did with the questions and answers," one fan urged Curry.

drn

@pstentre

Steph sign with #Iverson and #Shack at #Reebok forget nike. Make some legendary shoes like a.i. did with the questions and answers.

Matt

@xxxmatentacion

His style is as expected. F***ing dork

Curry signed with Under Armour back in 2013, shortly before the rise of the Warriors dynasty that he helped build with Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. With the announcement of the partnership's termination, Curry expressed his gratitude to Under Armour for their support in the early stages of his career.

It's likely, then, that the next announcement from Curry on the sneaker front will be the proclamation of a new big-time partner. Right now, whether that partner will be Nike is anyone's guess.

Story of Nike's botched presentation for Steph Curry in 2013 goes viral

The announcement of Curry's sneaker free agency comes on the heels of Nico Harrison's dismissal as Dallas Mavericks GM. Now, netizens are buzzing about a story supposedly involving Harrison (a former Nike executive) committing a number of botches during Nike's 2013 presentation to Curry.

"When trying to sign Steph to a shoe deal, Harrison showed a power point that called Steph Kevin Durant and then Harrison thought his name was Seth," writer Greg Ehrenberg tweeted on Thursday.

Greg Ehrenberg

@gehrenbergdfs

Curry mostly spent his career at Under Armor because of Nico Harrison. Prior to working for the Mavs, Nico worked for Nike. When trying to sign Steph to a shoe deal, Harrison showed a power point that called Steph Kevin Durant and then Harrison thought his name was Seth.

This anecdote has been around for quite a while, and it's worth noting that Harrison has previously denied it. In a 2022 appearance on the "Point Forward" podcast, Harrison claimed that he never mispronounced the name of Curry, whom he's supposedly known for several years.