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Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes will participate in Team USA’s minicamp in Las Vegas in July, according to sources. And point guard Stephen Curry is back in the national team mix, too. Contra Costa Times

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Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes will participate in Team USA’s minicamp in Las Vegas in July, according to sources. And point guard Stephen Curry is back in the national team mix, too. Contra Costa Times

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Curry will not participate in the camp next month but he will show up in Las Vegas to meet with Team USA coaches. He is back in the national team’s pool of players and will be invited next summer to try out for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup (formerly the World Championships) in Spain. Contra Costa Times

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“I actually played on the golf team in high school for three years, mostly to get out of schoolwork,” Stephen Curry said with a chuckle. “I wasn’t that serious about practicing. I loved to play. It was nice to get out at (noon) and go play a round and compete. But ever since then, I’ve been pretty good at it, and just challenging myself to get better whenever I could.” Reno Gazette-Journal

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It was brought to Curry’s attention that he is listed at 50-1 odds to win the July 19-21 tournament while NBA players Michael Jordan and Ray Allen were at 40-1. “I’ve played with Ray before and I’ve played with Michael Jordan before,” he said. “I feel like I can beat them on any given day, but we’ll see. When we take it out from a friendly match on a vacation somewhere to the American Century Championship — like I say, in front of TV cameras and big gallery and all that — but I think I can hold my own against those (guys), so we'll see what happens.” Reno Gazette-Journal

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I ask him Tuesday if he can see himself playing for a team other than Golden State. “I can’t,” he says. Curry talks about the four-year $44 million extension he signed seven months ago that kicks in next season. He’ll be 29 when the contract expires. “I know that not many players play their whole career for one team in one city,” says Curry. “I don’t see a better place to play.” Charlotte Observer

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Despite averaging 17.3 points in the final 29 games of the season and 20.3 during the Celtics' six-game playoff run, Jeff Green did not receive an invitation to Team USA minicamp, that features hopefuls for 2016 Olympic team. Other emerging players such as Golden State's Stephen Curry and Utah's Derrick Favors were invited. Boston Globe

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Four years ago, Curry was disappointed that the Knicks didn't draft him. Today, he has the key to the city. (San Francisco, not Oakland… not yet.) Stephen Curry has been special all his life, but he's never been more special, and more revered, than he is right now, in this city. "You wanna know how much this place loves their Warriors?" he says. "We made it to the conference semifinals and they gave me a freaking key to the city. The key to the city! For the semis! If we'd have won the title, they'd have put a statue of Coach Jackson on top of the bridge." SportsonEarth

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"No offense to New York, but I'm so, so happy I didn't fall to them in the draft," Curry says after I tell him I'm a Knicks fan. "No matter what they do with the new arena, they better not change the dynamics of the fanbase. If we have the same fans, in this new place … man, I'd want to play here forever. Wouldn't you?" SportsonEarth

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Stephen Curry: At the #Mumfordandsons concert in Berkeley. Marcus Mumford asked me if I was "on holiday". Unfortunately yeah mob.li/_n0vYb Twitter @StephenCurry30

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MARK JACKSON: “Happy for and proud of David Lee. It is well-deserved. As far as Steph, the great thing is that the world now knows, even if the voters don’t.” Contra Costa Times

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Tim Kawakami: How committed to GSWs is Steph Curry? When I asked if he has an opt-out, he happily said nope & added: "But we can do an extension after 3." Twitter @timkawakami

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Marcus Thompson: Stephen Curry on Jack and Landry: "I want them back. ... Their strengths really helped us." Twitter @gswscribe

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Marcus Thompson: Stephen Curry: "I'm already itching to get back." Twitter @gswscribe

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Stephen Curry said he knew that many NBA players had gone to the CBA, so during the lockout he asked his agent to find out if there was a chance to go to CBA. hupu.com

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Marcus Thompson: Curry said it wasn't his ankle: "I personally have got to play better. ... I dropped the ball." Twitter @gswscribe

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And in the crucial Game 5 against San Antonio on Tuesday… “I was terrible, plain and simple,” a dejected Curry said, slumping at his locker after the Warriors 109-91 loss at the AT&T Center which gave the Spurs a 3-2 series lead. “They outplayed us as a team, but individually I didn’t have anything on either end. I was a step slow, shot wasn’t falling. “I was trying to make plays, but defensively I lost a little focus. I personally have got to be better.” San Jose Mercury-News

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On Golden State's Stephen Curry. Dirk Nowitzki: I'm a huge fan. When he's on, in most of these third quarters, I'm yelling at the TV - 'Shoot!' Don't even pass. As soon as he crosses half court, I want him to pull up. There's a lot of great spot-up shooters in this league. But he knows how to shoot spot up, off the dribble. To me, he's one of the best shooters we have in the league right now. Not a lot of people can shoot the threes off the dribble like he can. He's fun to watch. Dallas Morning News

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Stephen Curry strolled into Warriors’ shoot-around at the AT&T Center this morning with a smile on his face and no noticeable limp. Easy to see that his left ankle was feeling a lot better than it did before Sunday’s Game 4… or during Game 4… and after Game 4. San Jose Mercury-News

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Stephen Curry: I feel good. Ready to go tonight. It feels a whole lot better than it did before Game 4, so that’s all I could ask for. San Jose Mercury-News

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