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Stephen Curry’s Career with the Golden State Warriors Three..! Two..! One..! Stephen Curry once again with the buzzer beater. “The history of the Warriors began in Philadelphia in 1946. In 1962, the franchise was relocated to San Francisco, California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors until 1971, when its name was changed to the current Golden State Warriors.” (The History). The Golden State Warriors have won four championships and if they keep up the good work they might have a fifth title coming their way. The Golden State Warriors made history on April 13, 2016 when they beat the record of 72 wins and 10 loses by the Chicago Bulls. Between 1995 and 1996 they beat the record after they won against the Memphis Grizzlies they go their 73rd win and only lost 9 games. Stephen Curry started playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors in 2009, when he was drafted to the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry’s Mom, Sonya Curry, played sports as a child, and won championships. Most people think Stephen Curry’s name is Stephen, but it is actually Wardell Stephen Curry II. Stephen Curry also set the record for the most three pointers on the regular season. In 1962 the Golden State Warriors relocated to San Francisco. “The franchise adopted its brand name Golden State Warriors prior to the 1971–72 season, in order to suggest that the team represented the entire state of California. Almost all home games were played in Oakland that season; six were played in San Diego, but none in San Francisco or Daly City. Oakland Arena became the team's exclusive home court in 1972.” (The franchise). Stephen Curry led the team to victory at their home court. After beating the Memphis Grizzlies. The score to beat the record was 125- Golden State Warriors and 104- Memphis Grizzlies. This winning game was a big accomplishment not only for the Golden State Warriors, but for Stephen Curry’s career as well. The Warriors changed their name to the Golden State Warriors in the 1971-72 season. This astonishing team is the only team that does not have their state or their city name in their team name. They decided to change the name for multiple reasons. One of the reasons was because they wanted a team name that better reflected the state they were playing for. When they changed the team’s name, many fans had opinions about it. Some were not happy about the new name, while some fans stayed loyal no matter the name. On April 13, 2016 the Golden State Warriors beat the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls record. For the most wins in National Basketball Association history. The record that the Golden State Warriors broke was the team with the most wins, and the their record was 73 wins and 9 losses. Back in 1995-96 the Chicago Bulls record was 72 wins and 10 losses. Stephen Curry, (Point guard and #30 for the Golden State Warriors, and MVP for 2014-15.) was born in Akron, Ohio, on March 14, 1988, he is 28 years old right now. Stephen’s dad, Dell Curry, is a former National Basketball Association player. Stephen Curry learned how to play basketball from watching and practicing with his dad. Stephen Curry’s oldest daughter, Riley Curry, Is sometimes known for taking over her father's press conferences. She has a younger sister named Ryan. As a child Stephen Curry learned to play basketball from his father, Dell Curry. He looked up to his father because he also play for the National Basketball Association. Sonya, Stephen Curry’s mother, was born and raised in Radford, Virginia to Candy Adams. When she was younger she played basketball and volleyball and won championships in both sports. Sonya and Dell Curry met at Virginia Tech, when she was only a freshman and he was a junior. Dell asked her out after one of her games. They got married in 1988 and had three kids. Their kids names were, Wardell, Seth, and Sydel. Seth Curry, Stephen Curry’s brother, plays for the Sacramento Kings. Seth wears the jersey number 30 in honor of his older brother Stephen and his father dell before him. Seth played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2013-2014 season. After that he played for the Phoenix Suns.