“My Heart Stopped for a Second”: Fans go uncontrollable as Curry’s Death Rattles the internet. READ MORE…

NBA fans seemingly had their hearts in their throats after a recent update given by Portland Trail Blazers star point guard, Damian Lillard. Somewhat of an incomplete tweet posted by Lillard sent the majority of the NBA community down a scary trail of thought. The tweet posted by Damian Lillard suggested that the Golden State Warriors’ point guard, Stephen Curry, had passed away. Just to be clear, ‘The Chef’ is alive and well but the Blazers franchise did lose another legend named Curry.

John Curry, a cameraman for the Portland Trail Blazers recently passed away. Curry was a Master Chief in the Navy before taking over the cameraman responsibilities for the Blazers organization for the past 40 years.

RipCity had recently lost another Blazers legend, longtime Portland Trail Blazers broadcaster Bill Schonely. The veteran broadcaster died at the age of 93 only a few days prior to the untimely death of cameraman, John Curry.

“My Heart Stopped for a Second”: Fans go uncontrollable as Curry’s Death Rattles the internet. READ MORE…

Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard tweeted, “Rip to the legend Curry,” which was misinterpreted by a majority of people on social media thinking Lillard was talking about Stephen Curry instead.

Fans quickly reacted to the false scare they became a victim of. One fan tweeted, “My heart stopped for a second ….”

My heart stopped for a second …. pic.twitter.com/be0r7QibDN

— 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖗𝖞 𝖋𝖑𝖚𝖗𝖗𝖞 (@stephcshimmyyy) January 23, 2023

Another fan commented, “That’s messed up, you knew who everyone would of thought Steph. That made me lose some respect for ya. It’s pretty stupid to do that for the attention you knew you were gonna cause.”

That's messed up, you knew who everyone would of thought Steph. That made me lose some respect for ya. It's pretty stupid to do that for the attention you knew you were gonna cause

— Branden Hudson (@Hudson10Branden) January 24, 2023

Here are a few more reactions from fans on Twitter.

I think mine skipped a few beats

— ricky nelson (@rickyne35353103) January 24, 2023

Boyyyyy I walked out my meeting so fast pic.twitter.com/6LCzmiq5CC

— TNTBISME (@tanairo_bond) January 24, 2023

How I feel. pic.twitter.com/A9asWTygSV

— 🐾 The Biscuit Factory (@TheBiscuitFam) January 24, 2023

you know what you’re doing pic.twitter.com/IDIjHQ2udr

— ethan 🫐 (@J0SHALLENN) January 24, 2023

Many fans were not happy with Lillard’s choice of words to break the news. The NBA star’s words implied that one of the most famous and loved players in the world of basketball, Stephen Curry, had passed.

Many of the crew members shared their thoughts and memories that they had shared with Curry. Not only that but the entire arena took a few moments before the game, highlighting Curry’s seat on the baseline which was camera 4.

In honor of his incredible work ethic, the spot where Curry used to sit was left empty, implying no one could take his place. It was only right for the Blazers to get this win against the Spurs, in the honor of John Curry. May he rest in peace.