Warriors star Steph Curry shares candid assessment of NBA’s new heave rule

Steph Curry finally might get what he has wanted during the 2025-26 NBA season.The league’s new “Heave Rule” takes effect this season, which states that any shot taken at least 36 feet away within the final three seconds of the first three quarters will count as a team shot attempt — not an individual one.The goal is to encourage players to take more long-distance, end-of-quarter shots without negatively impacting their personal shooting percentages. Curry, who has taken plenty of those types of shots over his career, has been on board.“I used to be like the grumpy old guy sitting on the porch yelling at people who didn’t take that shot because they were afraid of what it does to their shooting percentage,” Curry said (h/t The San Francisco Standard’s Tim Kawakami).Curry has no shortage of unimaginable half-court buzzer-beater shots, and now with the new rule, he might have some competition. STEPHEN CURRY YOU ARE UNREAL CASUAL BUZZER BEATER FROM 3/4 COURT TO END THE HALF pic.twitter.com/CdHcVxpe5W — NBA (@NBA) February 28, 2025 The rule states the play must have started in the backcourt for it to...