How Steph Curry earned first flagrant foul of NBA career in Warriors vs. Thunder

Even in the 17th season of Steph Curry’s NBA career, the superstar Warriors guard still is notching firsts. In the first quarter of Golden State’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday at Paycom Center, Curry committed his first career flagrant foul, per SportRadar. He had gone 1,193 career games without committing a flagrant foul.  Steph received the first flagrant foul of his NBA career for this pic.twitter.com/o5K3msehQq — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) November 12, 2025 Thunder guard Isaiah Joe attempted a deep 3-point shot in the closing seconds of the first quarter, and Curry stepped into Joe’s shooting path while closing out to contest the shot. Joe landed on Curry’s foot on his follow-through. The play was called a foul on the floor and subsequently upgraded to a Flagrant 1 foul after review. The criteria for a Flagrant 1 foul, as defined by the NBA, is “unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent.” It is the second flagrant foul committed by a Warriors player this season. Draymond Green committed the first in Golden State’s Oct. 27 game against the...