When Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry's face was shown on the large scoreboard during Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, the crowd wildly booed.
Curry was far from offended, calling that reaction "definitely fun."
"Yeah, because they were booing Tom Brady the whole game and he obviously represents championship pedigree," Curry said. "It means you're doing something right if people hate you."
After the game, Curry said the crowd's reaction came as no surprise to him.
"I was trying to break it down," Curry said. "There's about 60 percent Eagles fans, 40 percent [New England Patriots] fans in there. And obviously being in Minnesota, you've got the Boston Celtics fan base, the 'Trust the Process' fan base, and you've got a team we might play in the playoffs in the Western Conference. So it wasn't a good look, for sure."
Minnesota Timberwolves Coach Tom Thibodeau received a different reaction from the fans.
"They showed Thibodeau on the screen too, which is hilarious in itself," Curry said. "He wanted to smile and show some personality, which is good. But he got a little applause. The home crowd showed up for sure."
Curry is one of the most popular players in the NBA, receiving the second-most All-Star votes behind Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James. But he's also used to a healthy bit of negativity.
"I get booed everywhere we go on the road," Curry said. "Dub Nation travels, so it kind of mutes it out a little bit. It definitely made me feel welcome there. It was good."
Slip sliding away
Dottie's Donuts isn't pulling any punches.
The Philadelphia vegan doughnut shop introduced a brand new flavor after Super Bowl LII -- "Tom 'Butterfingers' Brady."
The doughnut flavor -- a nod to the New England Patriots quarterback -- is the final Super Bowl-themed flavor from the doughnut shop, which had introduced the "Boston Creamed" and "Greased Pole" flavors in the days leading up to the game. It's a yeast raised doughnut with chocolate glaze and topped with house-made crunchy peanut butter pieces.
"Our inspiration for this doughnut was Tom Brady's performance during the Super Bowl," Jeff Poleon, the shop's co-owner, told website LiveKindly. "Additional inspiration came from the way [Eagles quarterback Nick] Foles handled the ball. Watching Foles defeat Brady, we knew we had to do one final Super Bowl-themed doughnut. It is too sweet of an opportunity and we couldn't let it slip through our fingers."
Apparently, Poleon's jokes come at no extra charge.
Bouncing it around
A senior at Pottsville High School is trying to drum up support to make pingpong sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association.
Nick Hagerty told KARK-TV, Channel 4, that he contacted 200 schools across the state as part of a class project and that from the ones he's talked with, there's interest from at least 50.
Hagerty, 17, said he was told that the sport would need to be developed as a club sport before being sanctioned.
"They said that wrestling and soccer started off the same way," Hagerty said about his conversation with the AAA. "[They were] just trying to get schools involved with a club. AAA picked it up later and added it as a sport. They're doing the same thing with bowling right now."
Sports quiz
What year did Stephen Curry win the NBA All-Star Game's Three-Point Contest?
Answer
Curry won the contest in 2015, beating Golden State teammate Klay Thompson and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving in the championship round.
Sports on 02/09/2018