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Stephen Curry Pays Up on Bet, Wears Kentucky Jersey After Davidson Loss

Kyle NewportMar 23, 2018

It was just 10 years ago that Stephen Curry led the Davidson Wildcats on an incredible journey to the Elite Eight.

Unfortunately for him, his alma mater was not able to recapture that magic and make another deep run in the men's NCAA tournament this year. Or for his sake, even win a game in the Big Dance.

Davidson drew fifth-seeded Kentucky in the first round of the 2018 NCAA tournament to set up a battle of the Wildcats. With that matchup, former Kentucky player and current Golden State Warriors studio analyst Kelenna Azubuike decided to make a friendly wager with the two-time NBA MVP:

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The end result—a 78-73 victory for Big Blue Nation:

A man of his word, Curry paid up on the bet on Friday:

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Stephen Curry making 3’s while wearing a Kentucky jersey. Wildcats knocked out his alma mater, Davidson in NCAA tournament earlier. pic.twitter.com/lJlpPsf2Jy
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) March 23, 2018"