Eddy Curry is trying just to make an NBA team again, after playing a total of only 10 games in three seasons. There was a time when he was a star, however, enough of a star to get the attention of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Curry, who signed a one-year contract with the Heat on Saturday, just turned 29. James will turn 27 later this month.
"They used to have a TV show, Chicago Hoops, and I would watch that," James said of a program that frequently featured the skilled center. "But then when I would work out at Hoops (a gym in Chicago), I got an opportunity to meet him, and struck up a relationship there."Wade, however, had a closer encounter during his high school days.
"We played against Eddy, and I was the tallest guy on my team," said Wade, who will turn 30 next month. "After the first possession, I realized this wasn't going to happen. I couldn't guard him, so I told (the coach) I want to come weak side, and have somebody else guard him. We had somebody 6-foot-1 guard him in high school. We ended up winning the game."
As Wade finished speaking, James smiled and muttered about how it wasn't the whole story. "He scored 30 straight, but we won the game, but I didn't want to bring that up," Wade said. "I thought you wanted to share," James said.