Okay, fine—we’ll go back to Steph Curry comparisons.
In a practice session that was mostly dominated by the defense, Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Bryce Young was able to slip in a few eye-opening plays himself on Saturday morning. One of those plays, in fact, is awfully reminiscent of one of his biggest fans.
Aint no way Bryce hit the Curry lookaway at practice 😭😭
Creds: @charlottevibe pic.twitter.com/YJ46adFjET
— sTc PreCiSe (@precise_stc) August 5, 2023
The look-away shot has become a patented move for the two-time Most Valuable Player, four-time NBA champion and Panthers superfan. Heck, here’s just one of many highlight reels of the legendary smoothness:
So, maybe Young got a bit of inspiration from Curry—whom he actually praised the day after he was drafted.
“Definitely have a tremendous amount of respect for him as a player and as a person,” Bryce said of Steph back on April 28. “Someone I definitely look up to. And yeah, I’m well aware of him being a part of the fanbase, so it’s super cool.”
Oh, and here’s the other eye-opener from Saturday:
#Panthers Jonathan Mingo vs. Mark Milton (Bryce Young at QB)@CSLonQCN #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/BvWxHueL3Y
— Gabe McDonald (@GabeMcDonald_) August 5, 2023