Stephen Curry reveals the late age at which he achieved his first dunk

Stephen Curry, the superstar of the Golden State Warriors and one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, wasn't always the prodigy we know today. In fact, Curry was a late bloomer when it came to one of basketball's most basic and spectacular skills: the dunk.

While most future NBA stars master the art of dunking at a young age, Curry didn't achieve his first dunk until he was 19 years old. This fact, humorously confessed by Curry himself, has surprised many. "I was 19," Curry revealed in a video recently shared by the NBA on X, formerly known as Twitter. "It was my first year in college, at Davidson College. It was an alley-oop, two feet, two hands. The campus was really buzzing that day."

Although there is no known footage of that pivotal moment, the anecdote highlights the unusual path Curry took compared to other NBA greats. For example, LeBron James started dunking at 14, Kevin Durant at 13, Jayson Tatum at 12, and Bam Adebayo at 11.

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Even though Curry may not match those ages, what he lacks in dunking, he more than makes up for in his ability to shoot from long range. Known as the "Baby-Faced Assassin," Curry has shown that one doesn't need to be a dunk master to be a superstar. In fact, when Curry does make a dunk, it's an unforgettable moment, often likened to something out of a video game.

An example of this was his dunk in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers over six years ago, a moment Curry described as "a dream." "I thought I was going to wake up and be back in my bed at the hotel, but it really happened," Curry recalled in January 2018, after the Warriors won 118-108. "Someone said it was like seeing a unicorn, but for me, it was great to get a dunk in that kind of situation."

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