--- title: President Obama Calls Stephen Curry 'Greatest Shooter' description: President Obama says he's the "greatest shooter I've ever seen" canonical: https://time.com/4254562/president-obama-steph-curry/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-14T11:00:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:48:37.531Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Obama Calls Stephen Curry 'Greatest Shooter I've Ever Seen' og:description: 'I am having more fun watching him than anybody since Michael Jordan' og:url: https://time.com/4254562/president-obama-steph-curry/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd48db341ab595aa7/69887f0a196cf43bd203a7c5/steph-curry-nba-2k.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&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: President Obama Calls Stephen Curry 'Greatest Shooter I've Ever Seen' twitter:description: 'I am having more fun watching him than anybody since Michael Jordan' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd48db341ab595aa7/69887f0a196cf43bd203a7c5/steph-curry-nba-2k.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Obama Calls Stephen Curry 'Greatest Shooter I've Ever Seen' by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 14, 2016 11:00 AM UTC  Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts during the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on February 22, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts during the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on February 22, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 14, 2016 11:00 AM UTC President Obama did not mince words when asked about the record breaking season of Golden State Warriors’ point guard Stephen Curry. “Steph Curry is the greatest shooter that I’ve ever seen,” President Obama said, recalling a late February game during which Curry scored 46 points, tied an NBA record of hitting 12 three-pointers in a single game and helped his team win a playoff spot six-weeks ahead the cutoff. “I am having more fun watching him than anybody since Michael Jordan.” Read More: [Full Transcript of the TIME Conversation Between President Obama and Misty Copeland](http://time.com/4254551/president-obama-misty-copeland-interview-transcript) Obama made the remarks during a sit-down conversation with TIME and Misty Copeland, the principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater. Copeland, a California-native and a Warrior fan in her own right had to agree. “And I think the growth has been tremendous,” she said. “I can imagine where he’s going to go.” But the President would not go so far as to say that Curry was better than Michael Jordan, who Obama grew up watching play for the Chicago Bulls. “Even Steph wouldn’t necessarily say he’s better than Jordan,” Obama said. “It’s rare where you get somebody who’s already at the pinnacle and then they take it a notch higher.” Read More: [President Obama and Misty Copeland Open Up About Race](http://time.com/4254544/president-obama-misty-copeland-race) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4254562/president-obama-steph-curry/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4254562/president-obama-steph-curry/"},"headline":"President Obama Calls Stephen Curry 'Greatest Shooter I've Ever Seen'","datePublished":"2016-03-14T11:00:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:48:37.531Z","description":"President Obama says he's the \"greatest shooter I've ever seen\"","url":"https://time.com/4254562/president-obama-steph-curry/","keywords":["Barack Obama","Sports topic","White House","misty copeland","steph curry"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd48db341ab595aa7/69887f0a196cf43bd203a7c5/steph-curry-nba-2k.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd48db341ab595aa7/69887f0a196cf43bd203a7c5/steph-curry-nba-2k.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Golden State Warriors v Atlanta Hawks","caption":"Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts during the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on February 22, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.","creditText":"Kevin C. 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