In today’s Warriors vs Nets game, Stephen Curry was spotted talking to Bruce Lee‘s daughter. This conversation between Shannon Lee and Curry took place at the Chase Center. Bruce Lee was a martial artist and Hollywood sensation and he had a huge impact on American culture.
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Seeing famous personalities courtside is nothing new for NBA fans and players as it has become part of the existing culture surrounding the game. In fact, several celebrities like Jack Nicholson and Spike Lee are synonymous teams they ardently support.
Steph Curry said hello before the game to Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee. pic.twitter.com/7NBzkW7746
—Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) January 30, 2022
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Twitter had a field day once the image of Curry and Shannon Lee was released. The NBA community jumped to conclusions about how Bruce Lee was also a Warriors fan. Fans had amazing reactions to this image as they watched the world of basketball and martial arts collide.
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Fan reactions on Twitter
As soon as fans saw the photo, their first reaction was that Bruce Lee was also a Golden State fan.
Bruce Lee was a Warriors fan… here’s the proof ????
Do you know which team he liked to beat the most?U-TAHHHHHHHHH. ☕️???? pic.twitter.com/MqIdHPpelj
— El Sleepy Floyd alias FLOSSY BEAR ???????????? (@ElSleepyFloyd) January 30, 2022
Fans also pointed out that Bruce Lee started his career in Oakland. Bruce Lee opened his first martial arts teaching dojo in Oakland.
People also forget that Bruce Lee started his martial arts teaching career in Oakland. His first dojo was right next to Oakland Tech! https://t.co/MC4YgdsyXD
– Gregory Wild-Smith (@GregWildSmith) January 30, 2022
Many fans simply enjoyed the photo. It’s not every day that you see celebrities with completely different lives crossing paths.
That’s wonderful ! Thank you Cherith! https://t.co/s26hO9yyux
—TerryMcSweeney (@TerryMcSweeney) January 30, 2022
Shannon Lee has been engaged in many businesses. One of them does movies and TV series. Now that she’s been seen talking to Curry, fans are wondering if a Curry cameo is possible in her next adventure. Some fans have hilariously said that Curry will be making an appearance in Season 3 of the show titled “Warrior.” It is a martial arts crime drama series.
Steph set to make an appearance in the new season of @warriorcinemax . Let’s go!!!! ???????? pic.twitter.com/KcNIP7cS7T
— JhulSF (@JhulSF) January 30, 2022
A majority of fans also enjoyed Shannon Lee’s kicks. Shannon Lee was seen wearing Nike Zoom Kobe V. NBA fans showed respect for her sneaker game.
Bruce Lee had an untimely death. Nike created the Nike Zoom Kobe V to pay homage to the fallen legend.
She got them on Kobe ???? https://t.co/vI1ClnSDNk
– ether_galacticJuggernaut (@WALLA_MAJIC) January 30, 2022
Surprisingly, many fans were also shocked when they discovered Bruce Lee’s daughter. Apparently, the majority of NBA fans are most familiar with Bruce Lee’s son.
he had a daughter? https://t.co/0rGjzQmSgy
— like clockwork stan ???????? (@isleyyyshanel) January 30, 2022
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Fans also quoted Bruce Lee’s famous phrase “be like water” on their tweets. Stephen Curry was part of a duo called the “Splash Bros”. Stephen Curry has a very good set of 3-point shooting skills. Fans have made this connection with the fact that Curry is like water. As we can say in popular jargon; Steph Curry has a “wet” sweater.
Wet lock water https://t.co/xBzwwqy0oC
— Jacob Saylor ⚓ (@jacobsaylor) January 30, 2022
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