Before tip-off against the Hornets, Stephen Curry created the moment of the night by inviting a young fan onto the court during warmups, teaching him the basics and turning an ordinary game night into a lifelong memory. Long before the Warriors-Hornets ...

Indiana Fever fans are not happy about a former NBA standout's dismissal of a Caitlin Clark-Steph Curry comparison.

Well, Klay Thompson ruined all of that on Thursday. Curry was about to give the fans a grand finale, kicking a basketball like it was a football. Silly Steph, that’s a basketball, not a football! Klaythan picked up the ball like a total goon. Come on man.

With a nationally televised matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers looming, the status of Stephen Curry is the biggest storyline surrounding a game that already carries plenty of weight in the Western Conference race.

Moses Moody scored a team-high 25, while Pat Spencer poured in 14 in his second consecutive start. Gary Payton and Brandin Podziemski combined for 27 off the bench. James put in 20 points and dished out 10 assists for the Lakers, while Rui Hachimura put up 18 points and Austin Reaves had eight assists off the bench.