Stephen Curry Rocks Sabrina Ionescu Shoes vs Nets

Merlin sees Stephen Curry tip his hat to Sabrina Ionescu by warming up in the SLAM x Nike Sabrina 2 30th anniversary shoes with his No. 30 on the heel before Monday’s game against the Nets. Curry has been trying different sneakers since splitting with Under Armour in November, and the gesture carries a neat backstory: he once recruited Ionescu to Under Armour, they met in the 2024 three point contest, and both are famed for launching threes from well beyond the arc. Merlin smells more than respect. Wearing an opponent’s signature shoe is both friendship and soft signaling to brands and fans. Expect Curry to keep sampling styles while teams and sponsors take notes, turning warm ups into a small market for his next move.