- ABC News
- May 22, 2017
SAN ANTONIO -- Late in the fourth quarter of Game 3 between the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs, it appeared Spurs big man Dewayne Dedmon got away with a dangerous moving screen on? Stephen Curry. ESPN approached Curry and acting head coach Mike Brown on the topic after practice on Sunday. "I know he's not a dirty player. I'm not going to try to mess up his reputation, but I feel like that was a dirty play," Curry responded to ESPN. "Luckily no one was hurt." He said he didn't realize how egregious the screen was until he saw a replay the next morning. The incident occurred with 4:36 remaining in Saturday's Western Conference finals contest. At the time, the Warriors had a 17-point lead. Curry was guarding rookie Dejounte Murray near the baseline when Dedmon came from behind and set a blindsided screen, but the initial contact was Dedmon's left knee driving into the thigh area of Curry, followed by a subtle shove in the...