Steph Curry started as a starter in each of his nine prior All-Star games. Curry, who turned 35 on Thursday, was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference All-Star squad. He will be sitting on the bench for his tenth game at tip-off.

Next weekend in Indiana, there will be only one Warriors representative attending the 2024 All-Star game: Curry and youngster Brandin Podziemski. With other outstanding rookies and sophomores, Curry will participate in Sunday’s exhibition classic and Podziemski in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday.

Despite Curry coming in second behind Doncic in the fan poll, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic were selected as the two backcourt starters in the West. Players and the media cast 25% of the votes apiece, favoring Gilgeous-Alexander over Curry. The reserves are chosen by coaches.

Following the announcement of the starting lineup last week, Curry remarked, “Two guys that are playing amazing this year with Luka and Shai.” “So, after nine healthy years of doing this, it’s a talking point that I’m not (a starter). Those two players are playing incredible, and they deserve it. We’ve been doing this for a very long time. It’s always difficult to continue at this point, but perhaps I’ll be there in Indiana in some manner. You never realize how difficult it is to receive such recognition annually.

During the break, Curry was traveling to Indianapolis to play WNBA player Sabrina Ionescu in a head-to-head 3-point match on Saturday.

Curry called it “the coolest thing ever.” “I am aware that when she barely missed two or something, she kind of shut down the airways. My phone started exploding when I was somewhere on a golf course, telling me what Sabrina had done.

Notably, when the reserves were revealed, De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis were left off, a slight to the Sacramento Kings.