Steph Surprisingly Helped Select Popcorn for Clippers’ New Arena originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
If there is one thing that Steph Curry knows well, it is basketball.
And popcorn.
Yes, in addition to being a four-time NBA champion and the league’s all-time 3-point king, the Warriors superstar is also a recognized salty snack expert.
Curry is often seen eating popcorn on the team plane and at different stadiums around the country. He even released his. Ranking the quality of popcorn from each NBA stadium. in 2019. The man knows his core.
In fact, his knowledge is so respected that 310 Provisions, the group behind the food at the Los Angeles Clippers’ new Intuit Dome arena, which will open for the 2024-25 NBA season, outsourced Curry to get an opinion on the place. Popcorn.
“Butter Popcorn was curated by the ultimate popcorn expert: Steph Curry,” said Halo Sports and Entertainment CEO Gillian Zucker. told the Los Angeles Times. “Steph Curry actually rated every facility for his popcorn and we thought, ‘We want our popcorn to be the best,’ so maybe he would come and try it. And we asked him and he said he would.
“So he looked at, I don’t know, 10 different options and I thought, ‘How much does this guy really know about popcorn?’ But he came in and started talking about popcorn and explaining (He said), ‘It has to be crunchy, it has to be butterfly-shaped and it has to melt in your mouth and that’s what makes good popcorn.'”
He really does it all, folks.
Curry will now have to update his list, and it’s safe to assume the Intuit Dome popcorn will sit near the top.