Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole have challenged each other since the Golden State Warriors drafted Poole 28th overall in 2019. They would see who could make more shots in a row in practice and go at it in scrimmages,

Regardless, Poole would go on to be selected 28th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft to the Golden State Warriors with a chance to learn behind one of the best backcourts in the NBA. A

After the game, Poole told Marc Spears of ESPN's Andscape he still loved "most" of the guys in that locker room, with the clear exception being Draymond Green, who punched Poole during training camp in 2022, a move that was a cloud over the team the entire season and killed the positive vibes for a team coming off a championship.