Meet The Original Steph Curry

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Published 2019-10-05

Before Steph Curry ever shot a 3 pointer off the dribble, there was another player blazing a trail on the basketball court. If you don't remember Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, it's a shame, since he did all the things Curry can do, only to be black balled and out of the NBA for taking a principled and justified stance. Find out how good he was and what happened.
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All Comments (21)

@Allyo3 4 years ago

bruh i saw it come up in notis and i knew it was mahmoud abdul-rauf instantly
@JesterJoker89 4 years ago

"and what he stood for!" Beautiful coach...
@BIG3Basketball 4 years ago

Mahmoud! 🔥🔥🔥
@devvv4616 4 years ago

This guy stood for his principles and accepted the consequences. respect
@ugurceliktas 4 years ago

5:53 broke my mans so bad that he stumbled into his teammates hands
@clizzymoto 4 years ago

When Phil Jackson made this comparison, i immediately said it was spot on even though many people said Jackson was trippin. Rauf was an absolute scoring beast who was blackballed for standing up for himself and his beliefs. Not to mention he was battling with tourette's syndrome.
@kb4231 4 years ago

Remember when people killed Phil Jackson for this comparison?
@pstandlee 2 years ago

This guy is a legend! I remember watching him play in awe.
@ojingaj30 4 years ago

“Precision Shooting” 😯 Damn!!!...I like how that sounds!
@yassersaleh881 4 years ago

Amazing video on one of the most underrated players in NBA history
@thecao4407 4 years ago

Don't forget that he was athletic as heck! He was dunking like allen iverson
@RoninWaffle 4 years ago

I used to watch him all the time growing up in Colorado, so it moves my heart to see you do a video on my guy Mahmoud. I'm still mad about how they blackballed him like that, it's disgusting
@alpacino134 4 years ago

I love the retro breakdowns 🏀
@tonydillard339 4 years ago

This guy was the real deal, I seen him play at LSU and plenty of NBA games, crazy handles, quick as a hiccup, Dead Eye Shooter! And was also good on defense, was 3rd or better in steals, check his stats, he was all that. Since High school, he has been the real deal! Much respect!
@HZGamingVR 4 years ago

"Meet The Original Steph Curry" "AND THE ORIGINAL COLIN KAEPERNICK" Hahahahaha!! #Facts
@clampus1103 4 years ago

I guess the only way you could get people to notice him is to call him “the original Stephen curry”
@Salsainglesa 4 years ago

Abdul Rauf was great, ahead of his time indeed. Deserves all the praise.
@yorozuyagin-chan6584 4 years ago

About time this man gets a video from you
@ennuiii 4 years ago

Amazing story coach, heard this guy's name but never knew he got black balled like that. This man's the OG Kaepernick, glad he's doing well.
@gardenballer6619 4 years ago

I met the late Bison Dele just before he passed thru to Spirit. He came to our local Gym in Byron Bay to play pick up. As a former teammate of Abdul Raufs he could not stop raving about how AMAZING he was. He said he was the best shooter he had ever seen. Great video. Thanks mate