--- title: Warriors Star Steph Curry Says Man Never Landed on the Moon description: Warriors star player Steph Curry is giving Kyrie Irving some competition when it comes to conspiracy theorists in the NBA. canonical: https://time.com/5475553/steph-curry-moon-conspiracy-theory/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-10T19:20:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T16:05:59.000Z og:title: Warriors Star Steph Curry Says Man Never Landed on the Moon og:description: A new NBA conspiracy theory? og:url: https://time.com/5475553/steph-curry-moon-conspiracy-theory/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta33162b407b08fb2/6989412ce76ad2915d633be4/steph-curry-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Golden State Warriors v Atlanta Hawks og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Warriors Star Steph Curry Says Man Never Landed on the Moon twitter:description: A new NBA conspiracy theory? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta33162b407b08fb2/6989412ce76ad2915d633be4/steph-curry-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Steph Curry Said He Didn't Think Man Went to the Moon. Now He's Visiting NASA.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 4:05 PM UTCPublished: Dec 10, 2018 7:20 PM UTC  ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 03: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after being charged with a foul against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on December 3, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 03: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after being charged with a foul against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on December 3, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)Kevin C. Cox—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 4:05 PM UTCPublished: Dec 10, 2018 7:20 PM UTC [Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry](http://time.com/4159715/stephen-curry-says-hes-the-best-player-in-world/) is giving [Kyrie Irving](http://time.com/4956840/bob-rapper-flat-earth-gofundme/) some competition when it comes to being a player with a conspiracy theory in the NBA. During an appearance with teammate Andre Iguodala on Vince Carter, Kent Bazemore and Annie Finberg’s [_Winging It_ ](https://art19.com/shows/winging-it/episodes/f5554033-b296-4c3c-8164-e0b5c2207e5f)podcast, the two-time league MVP revealed that he didn’t believe that man actually landed on the moon. Curry initially asked the rest of the podcast: “We ever been to the moon?” Many others responded to the query with a resounding “nope.” Curry then announced that he didn’t believe in the moon landing. “They’re gonna come get us,” he said. “I don’t think so, either.” Curry’s comments follow fellow NBA player Kyrie Irving’s multiple comments about the earth being flat, a comment he [later retracted](http://www.nba.com/article/2018/10/01/kyrie-irving-regrets-flat-earth-comments). A spokesperson for Curry did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for comment. Update: Curry told [_ESPN_](https://abc7news.com/sports/warriors-stephen-curry-says-he-was-joking-about-moon-landing-will-visit-nasa/4886314/) that he was joking about not believing the moon landing on the podcast. NASA extended an invitation for Curry to tour one of its lunar labs at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, something that Curry plans on doing, emphasizing the importance of education. > [](https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1072586407984685056) “Obviously I was joking when I was talking on the podcast. \[Then\] I was silently protesting how stupid it was that people actually took that quote and made it law as, ‘Oh my God, he’s a fake-moon-landing truther,’ whatever you want to call it, yada, yada, yada. So I was silently protesting that part about it, how the story took a life of its own,” Curry said. “But in terms of the reaction that I’ve gotten, I am definitely going to take \[NASA\] up on their offer. I am going to educate myself firsthand on everything that NASA has done and shine a light on their tremendous work over the years. And hopefully people understand that education is power, informing yourself is power. For kids out there that hang on every word that we say, which is important, understand that you should not believe something just because somebody says it. You should do your homework and understand what you actually believe.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5475553/steph-curry-moon-conspiracy-theory/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5475553/steph-curry-moon-conspiracy-theory/"},"headline":"Steph Curry Said He Didn't Think Man Went to the Moon. 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