--- description: Newly-minted NBA MVP Stephen Curry has boggled the minds of his opponents all season, from LeBron James to Russell Westbrook title: 8 Times Stephen Curry Left People's Jaws on the Floor image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a18a406578e54b6/69889295ab6d7778286a9a20/gettyimages-521591216.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Basketball](/tag/basketball/) ## Basketball Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 8 Times Stephen Curry Left People's Jaws on the Floor  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent May 10, 2016 4:45 PM CUT  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent May 10, 2016 4:45 PM CUT [Stephen Curry](http://time.com/4301269/stephen-curry-2016-time-100/ "undefined") [won the first unanimous MVP vote](http://time.com/4324736/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-golden-state-warriors/ "undefined") in NBA history on Tuesday. This was of course just one day after Curry made a meme of Trail Blazers owner [Paul Allen](http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748%5F1733754%5F1735855,00.html "undefined") when he sunk a three that Allen just couldn’t believe. The reaction shot to Curry’s clutch three in the playoff series has since gone viral. But this is far from the first time that [Curry has elicited a viral reaction](http://time.com/4240441/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors/ "undefined") from viewers. Curry has boggled the minds of his opponents, from LeBron James to Russell Westbrook. Here are the best reactions to Curry’s greatness, both on and off the court. > [](https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/729926908130021377) When James reacted to Curry swiping the ball from him: > [](https://twitter.com/RMSummerlin/status/689486162419843072) When Tracy McGrady decided he wanted to be like Steph Curry after Curry’s historic overtime performance on Feb. 28: Kemba Walker’s look of dismay when the ball is passed to an open Curry. He doesn’t even try guarding him. When a reporter told Russell Westbrook he was playing against Curry that Saturday > [](https://twitter.com/SneakerReporter/status/695098934079811584) When Golden State coach Steve Kerr couldn’t even believe Stephen Curry’s between the legs, behind the back move When a bro at a Heat game made the Scream face after Curry hit a three > [](https://twitter.com/BradFriedman713/status/702694264367685632) And, of course, Riley Curry’s reaction to her father winning a Kids’ Choice Award ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4324652/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-golden-state-warriors-trail-blazers-game/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4324652/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-golden-state-warriors-trail-blazers-game/"},"headline":"8 Times Stephen Curry Left People's Jaws on the Floor","datePublished":"2016-05-10T16:45:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:57:07.220Z","description":"Paul Allen wasn't the only one stunned by the Golden State Warriors star during his MVP season","url":"https://time.com/4324652/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-golden-state-warriors-trail-blazers-game/","keywords":["Basketball"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a18a406578e54b6/69889295ab6d7778286a9a20/gettyimages-521591216.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a18a406578e54b6/69889295ab6d7778286a9a20/gettyimages-521591216.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors - Game One","caption":"Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors - Game One","creditText":"Noah Graham—NBAE/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/basketball/","name":"Basketball"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4324652/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-golden-state-warriors-trail-blazers-game/","name":"8 Times Stephen Curry Left People's Jaws on the Floor"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"Paul Allen wasn't the only one stunned by the Golden State Warriors star during his MVP season","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4324652/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-golden-state-warriors-trail-blazers-game/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4324652/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-golden-state-warriors-trail-blazers-game/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```