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Kieran Shannon: Steph Curry changed the game, and now the NBA might require a rethink

When the NBA's big names are spending so much time on the sidelines, it might start making economical sense to follow what the science as well as common sense is saying, and reduce the number of games
Kieran Shannon: Steph Curry changed the game, and now the NBA might require a rethink

Steph Curry was built – or at least built himself and his hips – for unconventional movements allowing him to get off step-back threes. Pic:  Soobum Im/Getty Images

Sometimes by ingeniously changing and expanding and improving a sport you can inadvertently also hurt it – and even reduce how often your fellow stars can play it.

Take the curious case of Stephen Curry.

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