The Serbians nearly broke the USA’s gold medal dream within the Olympic Semis. Nonetheless, Stephen Curry had saved his greatest efficiency within the Olympics for the essential bout. He drilled 5 triples within the first quarter itself, which saved Serbia from constructing a 20+ factors lead within the first half. The sharpshooter additionally confirmed up within the clutch and completed with 36 factors, carrying his squad to a four-point win. Since then, the 4x champion has been showered with adulation from followers, analysts, and his teammates alike.
His former Golden State Warriors working mate Kevin Durant admired his efficiency by claiming that the Lord himself was speaking by way of Curry’s bonkers scoring show. In the meantime, an artwork connoisseur has additionally discovered one other divine hyperlink to the Group USA guard.
An X deal with on artworks discovered a parallel between a Renaissance portray about Jesus Christ with one in every of Stephen Curry’s iconic moments throughout the recreation.
With underneath 3 minutes to go within the fourth quarter, Curry acquired a wide-open look as Serbian guard Aleksa Avramović flopped to get a whistle in his favor. However when Avramović realized that he had dedicated an enormous mistake by leaving the world’s greatest three-point shooter open, he put a hand on his brow in despair. His facial expressions clearly indicated that he had tousled huge time.
The picture of the Serb guard’s response on the ground as Curry calmly took the three-pointer made varied rounds on social media as this was the turning level within the recreation that gave Group USA a one-point lead over the Serbs. The X deal with in query hooked up the viral image to a portion of the 1455 portray by Dutch painter Dieric Bouts referred to as ‘The Resurrection’.
Because the title suggests, the portray reveals the return of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. Within the 569-year-old Renaissance portray, Jesus Christ is rising out of his tomb with a cross-shaped Employees in his hand.
One of many three guards within the neighborhood is overwhelmed by the sunshine that’s emanating from Jesus, due to which he shields his eyes by inserting his proper hand round his brow space. Thus, Curry’s impact on Avramović right here is likened to Christ’s impact on the Roman guard as each watch in disbelief.
Identical to Stephen Curry, this portray can be seen as a masterpiece. Artwork Museum Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena purchased Bouts’ The Resurrection for a whopping $3.7 million in 1980! It’s $14.1 million in 2024 when adjusted for inflation.
Fittingly, each the Warriors guard and the celebrated portray at the moment reside within the state of California.
