Stephen Curry On Klay Thompson Stealing His Free-Throw Title On The Final Game Of The Season: 'I Hate Losing'

Stephen Curry looked to be on course to win his fifth free-throw title heading into the final day of the regular season. After the Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz, though, Klay Thompson snatched it from him. Thompson went 5-5 from the line to finish the season at 92.7% to Curry's 92.3% and the two-time MVP was a bit upset.

"I'm going to see if they rewrite the rules," Curry said. "Don’t know what 125 free throws, what that qualification is, but he got it done." 

By making those five free throws, Thompson finished with 127 makes for the season. To be eligible to be a leader, a player must have 125 makes, and Curry stated the two of them didn't have any conversation about it leading up to the game.

"I had no clue until Raymond [Ridder] told me today," Curry claimed. "I knew I was up there percentage-wise, pretty much all year. I think [Damian Lillard] was up there, too. But I had no clue Klay was ineligible until last game, and he made all five, so shoutout to him."

"He had no clue either," Curry revealed. "So he's like, 'Oh, that's cool,' and that was the whole conversation right there. He didn't even realize he gets a little plaque or trophy, or something. I presented Jordan (Poole) with his, when he got it. I guess Klay missed that whole ceremony because he had no idea that there is a trophy acknowledgment for the stat leader right there. So, the trophy was a surprise to him."

While some players might take solace in the fact that at least a teammate won it, Curry hilariously isn't.

"No, I hate losing," Curry stated. "Absolutely not. But I guess I am extremely proud of my teammate."