Steph Curry Likened to Lionel Messi After Golden States Warriors Star Bags First Ever NBA Finals MVP

• Stephen Curry led Golden State Warriors to a fourth NBA ring in this decade after a spectacular performance in Game 6 against Boston Celtics at the TD Garden
• Curry was also awarded his first-ever NBA finals Most Valuable Player of the year with his Game 4 performance standing out
• Ray Hudson, a football commentator and a self-confessed fan of Lionel Messi, likened the two celebrated sportspeople in a tweet

Popular football commentator Ray Hudson has drawn comparisons between NBA star Steph Curry and Paris Saint-Germain's forward Lionel Messi.

Steph Curry was in the element of his game as he led his Golden State Warriors side to a fourth NBA title in eight years. Curry grabbed 34 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists to put the series to bed in Game 6 against Boston Celtics(4-2).

His exploits saw him win his first-ever NBA finals Most Valuable Player(MVP). The 34-year-old was in tears as the clock wound down and he was mobbed by his teammates afterwards. His performance in Game 4 of the series, where he single-handedly turned the series on its head with a dominant game-high of 43 points, will be particularly be etched in the minds of the "Dub Nation."

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Ray Hudson, a former player now turned commentator, took to Twitter to praise Curry by drawing comparisons with arguably football's greatest ever talent, Lionel Messi.

Bet ya #Messi is #StephenCurry favourite footballer...both from the magnetic spectrum of genius, where the insane becomes the normal & the ludicrous becomes the expected...& both with a touch, that could shave a mouse in its sleep #NBAFinals.

Curry has in the past shown fondness towards the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner. The two sporting legends have been pictured with photos of jerseys of PSG and GSW. When Messi joined PSG last summer, he picked a jersey number which Curry also wears.

Hudson is known for his commentaries where he waxes lyrical about Lionel Messi.

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Argentina have placed themselves in a prime position to win football’s greatest trophy by winning the Copa America and the Finalissima trophies.

The side will be hoping to go one better than their 2014 exploits where they reached the final and lost to Germany.