Even at 38 years old, Stephen Curry continues to rank among the best NBA players on the planet. The Golden State Warriors superstar has already cemented his place in basketball history and is a lock for the Hall of Fame. Looking at everything he has accomplished throughout his career, it’s not difficult to understand why.

Although he has just one Finals MVP award on his resume, there is little debate that Curry was often the most dangerous offensive weapon for the Warriors—especially alongside Kevin Durant during their dominant years. Opposing teams regularly spent countless hours trying to design schemes capable of slowing him down. A two-time scoring champion, Curry also led the NBA in steals in 2016 and is already recognised as one of the greatest point guards ever to play the game.

With a resume as decorated as his, Curry is certainly qualified to weigh in on the debate surrounding the five greatest NBA players of all time. Here is what the Warriors icon had to say.

Steph Curry’s 5 Greatest NBA Players of All Time

Michael Jordan

It should come as no surprise that Curry included Michael Jordan in his top five. Viewed by many as basketball’s undisputed GOAT, Jordan enjoyed a legendary career with the Chicago Bulls, capturing six championships and five MVP awards. Only Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won more MVP trophies, with six to his name.

Wilt Chamberlain

Before Curry transformed the franchise, Wilt Chamberlain was widely regarded as the greatest player in Warriors history when the team was still known as the San Francisco Warriors. His dominance was so overwhelming that the NBA introduced multiple rule changes to limit his impact. Chamberlain collected four MVP awards and won championships in both 1967 and 1972.

He led the league in scoring seven times and topped the NBA in rebounding on 11 different occasions. Chamberlain’s presence was felt at both ends of the floor, while his rivalry with Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics remains one of the most iconic in basketball history.

Shaquille O’Neal

Like Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal deserves mention whenever discussions about the most dominant player in NBA history arise. Combining elite size with remarkable athleticism, O’Neal was virtually impossible to contain in his prime, overpowering defenders in the paint and even leaving backboards shattered along the way.

While a championship eluded him with the Orlando Magic, O’Neal became an unstoppable force after joining the Los Angeles Lakers. He earned Finals MVP honours during each of the franchise’s three consecutive championship runs beginning in 2000. Known for elevating his performances in the postseason, O’Neal earns a place in Curry’s all-time top five ahead of legendary centers such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon.

LeBron James

Often viewed as the closest challenger to Michael Jordan’s GOAT crown, LeBron James remains among the NBA’s elite players even in 2026—more than 20 years after entering the league. Now starring for the Los Angeles Lakers, James has evolved from a once-in-a-generation athlete into one of basketball’s greatest minds, pairing physical gifts with extraordinary court awareness.

During a conversation involving Curry, James, and Kevin Durant, Curry was asked which trait from the Lakers star he would most like to possess.

Magic Johnson

Widely regarded as the greatest point guard in NBA history, Magic Johnson ruled the 1980s with a combination of size, vision, and passing ability unlike anything the league had previously seen. As the driving force behind the Showtime Lakers, Johnson dazzled fans while consistently elevating teammates such as James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

A five-time NBA champion, Johnson also captured three MVP awards, including consecutive honours in 1989 and 1990. He led the league in assists four times and showcased his defensive instincts by topping the NBA in steals during both 1981 and 1982. When Curry was asked if Magic deserved to be considered the greatest point guard ever, he offered a humble response.

Anthony Joshua has revealed the two ways in which training alongside his former opponent, Oleksandr Usyk, has changed his approach to boxing. AJ was speaking ahead of his comeback to the sport, which is set to include a much-anticipated clash with Tyson Fury later this year.

Before he can fully focus on that bout, though, he must first safely negotiate his return to the ring on the 25th of July against unheralded contender, Kristian Prenga, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Though Usyk labored to a controversial 11th round knockout win in a crossover fight against the boxing novice, Rico Verhoeven, on the 23rd of May at the Pyramids of Giza, he remains one of the most decorated and established pound-for-pound fighters in the entire sport.

Usyk is admired for his prior dominance at cruiserweight, and for the way in which he lapped the competition at heavyweight through wins over Joshua himself, as well as Daniel Dubois and Fury.

Since dropping those losses to Usyk and, more recently, Dubois, the former two-time heavyweight king, AJ, has joined Usyk’s team and camp to learn from the Ukrainian maestro.

At a press event in London, Joshua explained what he’s learned from his time with the champ.

Joshua Now Trains With Usyk Full-Time

The new partnership began ahead of Joshua’s crossover bout with the creator-turned-fight figure, Jake Paul. With London becoming too distracting for Joshua’s increasing celebrity status, he left for Valencia to join Usyk’s team on a 10-day basis. But, according to AJ’s career-long promoter, Eddie Hearn, “he just never came back.”

Joshua maintained the relationship through 2026. They posted memes of one another to the Rocky theme, and Usyk’s sports director, Sergey Lapin, said the collaboration “isn’t about one opponent [but, rather] AJ’s development.”

There was even a suggestion Usyk could corner Joshua for a championship bout or, perhaps, the Tyson Fury mega-fight. But, though, it remains to be seen whether Usyk will be present for the Prenga fight, the effect he has had on Joshua has never been clearer.

What Anthony Joshua Has Learned From Oleksandr Usyk

On the two ways Usyk changed his perspective on boxing as he prepares to face Prenga and later Fury, Joshua said: “Fitness — and not just fitness for running, but boxing fitness. And IQ. When I say that, I mean defence. I understand it. I can really read punches again.”

The Brit, who has 26 knockouts from 29 wins, with only four defeats, added: “[I am] fully locked in. I can see it again. The punches. I can read the opponent really well, and [I’m] not focused on other stuff. I’m going to respect the sport of boxing.

“There’s a certain level of energy it takes to be a championship fighter, and you can’t be anywhere underneath that if you want to be good,” Joshua said. “And when you align your energy to that, everything becomes easy. I put my energy fully into boxing.

“I feel myself improving again,” he finished.

Watch AJ lift the lid on his experience with Usyk right here:

While the Joshua vs Prenga fight was announced earlier in the year, the rest of the card is yet to be confirmed. Considering Joshua’s agreement with DAZN, that broadcaster will likely stream the entire show. With Matchroom promoting, other Eddie Hearn fighters will likely join AJ on the bill.

Should Joshua defat Prenga, the date for his showdown with Fury is expected to be announced straight after.

Gabriel Magalhaes gave everything he had in Budapest. The Brazilian centre-back was colossal throughout every stage of the Champions League, putting in defensive shifts that did as much as anyone’s to keep Arsenal competitive throughout both their Premier League and European runs.

But one moment undid it all. When Gabriel stepped up to take Arsenal’s fifth penalty in the shoot-out, with the tie there to be saved, his effort soared high over the crossbar and Paris Saint-Germain were champions of Europe for the second successive year.

It was a devastating end to what had been a monumental season, and in the hours that followed, as Arsenal supporters processed the pain, a message of support arrived from a source that few would’ve predicted.

John Terry’s Message to Arsenal’s Gabriel

John Terry, the England and Chelsea legend and lifelong adversary of everything to do with Arsenal, set aside the rivalry to offer a set of heartfelt words directed at Gabriel in the aftermath of the final.

The former Chelsea captain knows better than most what it feels like to miss a penalty in a Champions League final:

“Wow, a horrible way to lose. I got it completely wrong in my predictions. I thought PSG were poor and Arsenal got off to a great start with the goal from Havertz. But fair play to Arsenal, I think they’ve been superb in the Premier League and Champions League. But they just miss out and it’s a horrible way to lose.”

He then turned his attention squarely to Gabriel:

It was a compassionate message from a man who had every reason to enjoy Chelsea’s status as the only London club to have lifted the Champions League trophy.

John Terry’s Own Penalty Heartbreak In Moscow

The reason Terry’s words carry such weight is that he lived through an almost identical moment himself. In the 2008 Champions League final in Moscow, with Chelsea facing Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out, he stepped up with the chance to win the trophy for his club. Terry slipped on the rain-soaked turf at the crucial moment, with his penalty cannoning off the post, and Chelsea went on to lose.

It’s one of the most iconic and heartbreaking images in Champions League history, and a moment that’s stayed in his mind as time went on.

Terry’s personal experience gives his message to Gabriel a credibility and sincerity that moves past the usual platitudes offered in the aftermath of a big occasion like this. He isn’t simply offering sympathy from the outside, he’s speaking as someone who woke up the morning after a Champions League final feeling exactly as Gabriel feels now.

Gabriel, for his part, showed admirable resilience. He was present and engaged at Arsenal’s Premier League title parade the very next day. They moved through north London, where over one million supporters turned out to celebrate England’s newest champions.

On Instagram, he wrote: “It’s painful, but I’m proud of this team and everything we achieved together this season. Thank you to our incredible fans for your support every step of the way. You deserve to celebrate this journey with us and enjoy the parade today! See you next season!!! Love, Big Gabi.”