By Tim Binnall
One of basketball's biggest stars, Stephen Curry, is making headlines after expressing skepticism that we really went to the moon. The remarkable musing reportedly occurred during an appearance on the podcast 'Winging It.' After pondering how scientists would know what sounds a dinosaur makes, since all we have are their bones, Curry pivots to asking, "we ever been to the moon?" Two of the co-hosts of the program quickly respond "no" with a surprising air of certainty.
This leads to Curry laughingly saying "they're gonna come get us" and then agreeing with the hosts that "I don't think so either." When pressed by another person on the show, the Golden State Warriors star reaffirms his suspicion that the moon landings were faked. Meanwhile, amid some cross talk during the exchange, one of the show hosts suggests that people need to "research Stanley Kubrick," referencing the popular conspiracy that the famed director helped orchestrate the moon hoax.
As one can imagine, Curry's take on the moon landing captured the attention of sportswriters across the country on Monday when the podcast was posted online. Many likened the star's stance to the odd controversy which engulfed Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics after he endorsed the Flat Earth theory and then later recanted his words after becoming the subject of considerable ridicule. Considering the attention that Curry's moon hoax theorizing has garnered already, it's almost certain that he'll be asked about it the next time he meets with the media.
While we wait to see if Curry offers some clarification regarding his thoughts on the conspiracy theory, Coast Insiders can do their own research into claims that Kubrick was involved in faking the moon landing by checking out the 12/11/2015 edition of C2C featuring filmmaker Jay Weidner. Not a Coast Insider yet? Sign up today.