{"id":275599,"date":"2025-05-05T05:31:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T05:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/nba-fans-flame-doug-gottlieb-for-bizarre-steph-curry-and-lebron-james-analogy-after-warriors-game-7-win-stop-the-nonsense\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:37","slug":"nba-fans-flame-doug-gottlieb-for-bizarre-steph-curry-and-lebron-james-analogy-after-warriors-game-7-win-stop-the-nonsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/nba-fans-flame-doug-gottlieb-for-bizarre-steph-curry-and-lebron-james-analogy-after-warriors-game-7-win-stop-the-nonsense\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA fans flame Doug Gottlieb for bizarre Steph Curry and LeBron James analogy after Warriors&#8217; Game 7 win: &#8220;Stop the nonsense&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4904317\" data-slug-id=\"2504712\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Basketball analyst and radio host Doug Gottlieb weighed in on the <strong>Steph Curry<\/strong> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">LeBron James<\/a> debate after the Golden State Warriors\u2019 Game 7 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, which sent them to Round 2 of the Western Conference playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Gottlieb shared his take on X (formerly Twitter), saying that while Curry might not be better than LeBron, he believes Steph is the more enjoyable player to watch. He also claimed Curry was No. 2 behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/kevin-durant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kevin Durant<\/a> during their years together.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Fans had fiery reactions to the analyst&#8217;s take.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cKD is, was or never will be better than Curry, and He now knows it\ud83d\ude2d Stop the nonsense,\u201d one said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBuddy Steph\u2019s prime isn\u2019t 2017&amp;2018, don\u2019t minimize his prime to those KD seasons, he\u2019s won before and after as the best player on his team including a unanimous MVP, don\u2019t act like his prime was 3 seasons,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_OnosOnos\/status\/1919252750153482629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou must be stupid and don&#8217;t know ball today Steph Curry isn&#8217;t better than Durant . He is the Warriors and changes the game. Durant has won nothing without him,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tycoon_Sports4\/status\/1919241847416689088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">added<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here are other comments to Gottlieb\u2019s post:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cJust wrong on multiple fronts. He was always better than Durant. He\u2019s better than lebron. You\u2019ve been wrong about Steph since Davidson. Just step aside on this one. Steph wins at a higher rate in the playoffs than lebron all time. Bottom line,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nate_moseby\/status\/1919239342104654298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBro. They both have 4 rings. You didn\u2019t \u2018win more\u2019 with LeBron,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonMoore192\/status\/1919231866189537618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019d rather have Steph \u2014 he\u2019s appeared to have two feet down the entirety of his career for the TEAM. Never cast blame. Never looked to leave for a ring, or hoping on the next super team\u2026 Many were attracted to play with him, his team and the unselfishness they they have shown,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EvilDevilInside\/status\/1919232024206032990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">added<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Steph Curry looks ahead to Timberwolves matchup<\/h2>\n<p>Next up, the Warriors face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/minnesota-timberwolves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>, who advanced after eliminating the LeBron James\u2013 and Luka Doncic\u2013led Lakers in Round 1.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about facing the surging Wolves, Steph Curry expressed excitement.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt&#8217;s going to be a tough challenge, we know. We got to send multiple bodies at (Edwards) and figure out a game plan to go at him, but yeah, they&#8217;re hot right now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThey&#8217;ve been playing some great basketball the last couple of months, and we&#8217;re excited that we have an opportunity to have some more basketball to play too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Golden State won its regular-season series against Minnesota, 3-1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1253811-1730125987-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;John Ezekiel Hirro&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nJohn Ezekiel Hirro is an experienced NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda, with over five years in the field as a news correspondent, sports writer, and Editor-in-Chief. 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