Stephen Curry, two time NBA Most Valuable Player and all-star for the Golden State Warriors, raised eyebrows recently over his comments doubting mankind has ever been to the moon.
Speaking to fellow NBA players Vince Carter, Kent Bazemore and teammate Andre Iguodala on the “Winging It” podcast, Curry asked the other players if any of them believed in the moon landing, simply asking:
“We ever been to the moon?”
After the other players stated they also doubted the commonly accepted account of the moon landing, Curry cracked a joke, but then affirmed he doesn’t believe we’ve been to the moon either.
“They’re gonna come get us. I don’t think [we’ve been to the moon] either.”
After Curry’s statements began to gain media coverage, NASA spokesman Allard Beutel released the following statement:
There’s lots of evidence NASA landed 12 American astronauts on the Moon from 1969-1972. We’d love for Mr. Curry to tour the lunar lab at our Johnson Space Center in Houston, perhaps the next time the Warriors are in town to play the Rockets. We have hundreds of pounds of Moon rocks stored there and the Apollo mission control. During his visit, he can see first-hand what we did 50 years ago, as well as what we’re doing now to go back to the Moon in the coming years, but this time to stay
In reply, Curry appeared to accept the invitation on Twitter.
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) December 11, 2018
The Warriors all-star isn’t the only NBA player to garner attention for their scientific opinions. In early 2017, then-Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving notably stated his view that the Earth is flat on the “Road Tripping with R.J. and Channing” podcast with teammates Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye.
