“It’s okay to accept and acknowledge that the end is near,” Curry continued in the video, posted by NBA on ESPN. “But only because it allows you to enjoy what’s happening right now. But I think the more you talk about it and the more you acknowledge it, the more it levels up the sense of urgency in the moment, now.”

Stephen Curry isn't shutting the door on potentially playing with LeBron James on the same team in the NBA, but he did acknowledge the odds of it

It feels bizarre to say, but Stephen Curry is playing in his 16th year in the NBA. It certainly doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. His peak with the Warriors only just started about a decade ago and he spent most of his early years in the NBA battling ankle injuries.