Report: Steph Curry's Speech to Warriors Revealed; 'F--king Got Everybody Locked In'

Stephen Curry wasn't just the leader on the floor as the Golden State Warriors faced elimination Sunday—he also galvanized the locker room with a speech.

Curry addressed his teammates following their Game 6 loss to the Sacramento Kings, getting "everybody locked in," according to Draymond Green.

"You're in this space where you gon' fold or you gon' rise up," Green told The Athletic's Marcus Thompson II and Shams Charania. "Once he did that, you have no choice but to rise up. He f--king got everybody locked in. 'If you're getting on this bus, you're making a commitment to this team. No matter if you play zero minutes or 40 minutes. You're making a commitment to do whatever it takes. Prepare your mind and body for this opportunity we have. We got embarrassed the other night, and we never f--king going out like that.'"

Curry addressed the team following its lethargic performance at home in Game 6, telling the locker room to "put all of their feelings aside" and lock in for the task at hand. These Warriors have been more frayed than perhaps any group over the course of this dynasty, starting with Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole in training camp and continuing over the course of an inconsistent regular season.

Curry then backed up his speech with perhaps the greatest Game 7 performance in NBA history. His 50 points set an all-time Game 7 record, and he added eight rebounds and six assists as the Warriors pulled away in the fourth for a 120-100 win over the upstart Kings. No other Warriors player had more than 17 points.

"He is that guy," Gary Payton II said after the game. "So when he speaks, everybody better listen. Because 30 is usually quiet and lets his game speak for itself. But he had to say what he had to say, because he knew what type of vibe it was … and I don't think he wanted to give this one up. So he led, and we followed."

Green said the idea for Curry to deliver a speech came directly from the former MVP himself, with Curry texting at 6 a.m. unable to sleep that he wanted to address the team before a film session. Speaking on his podcast, Green said Curry's speech was "incredible" and had a "powerful message."

"He said, 'If you're getting on this bus, you're making a commitment to this team. I don't care how many minutes you play. I don't care if you don't play a single second. I don't care if it's points, rebounds, whatever it is.' But if you're getting on this bus, you are saying, 'I am going to do whatever it takes as far as preparation goes to win this game.' We're not going out like that," Green said while remembering Curry's speech (10-minute mark).

As the Warriors look to defend their championship, Curry's speech may be the one thing that galvanizes them and spurs them to a fifth ring.