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One hundred and seventy-eight days ago, Stephen Curry ripped the Sacramento Kings' heart out with a 50-point performance in a Game 7. De'Aaron Fox just showed there aren't any hard feelings, at least in business.
The Kings' All-Star point guard will become the first NBA player to sign with the Golden State Warriors star's nascent Curry Brand shoe line, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. The news was reported as the Kings opened their season with a 130-114 win over the Utah Jazz.
Fox began his NBA career as a Nike athlete on a five-year deal, but became a shoe free agent last season and is now headed to the Under Armour umbrella, where Curry has been the premier athlete since he signed with them in 2013.
Under Armour announced Curry Brand in 2020, basically as an analogue to Nike's iconic Jordan Brand. Fox already has some experience with the brand, having worn the Curry Flow 10 last season.
As far as its first player goes, Curry Brand could have done much worse. Fox is coming off a career-best season, earning his first career All-Star nod while averaging 25 points, 6.1 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game. He finished the season with the NBA's inaugural Clutch Player of the Year award after blowing away the field in points during "clutch time."
With Fox playing his best ball, the 48-34 Kings enjoyed their best season since 2005 and set an NBA record in offensive rating. Unfortunately, they fell to a more experienced Warriors team in the first round, but their window to become a contender is still clearly open with Fox at only 25 years old.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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