Roger Federer & NBA superstar Steph Curry share warm embrace, have a friendly chat during their TODAY Show appearance
Roger Federer met NBA star Stephen Curry on the TODAY Show. The pair embraced and had a friendly chat. They have met each other multiple times and Federer has previously claimed Curry is one of his favorite players in the Golden State Warriors.
The TODAY Show, an American morning television show on NBC, featured two of the greatest sportsmen of this generation on Tuesday, September 3. The official Instagram account of the show shared a joint post with their host Savannah Guthrie about the meeting between Federer and Curry.
They captioned the post:
"Legends this morning! 💕"
Federer retired from tennis in 2022 with 20 Grand Slams to his name. Meanwhile, Curry recently participated in his first Olympic Games and starred in Paris to win the gold medal. Both athletes have immense respect for each other as evident from their meetings.
Roger Federer names Steph Curry and Klay Thompson as his favorite Golden State Warriors players
In March earlier this year, Roger Federer traveled to San Francisco to unveil the Chase Center as the venue for the 2025 Laver Cup. The iconic venue is home to the NBA team Golden State Warriors.
In an interview with the NBC Bay Area, Federer stated that Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were his favorite Warriors players.
"I mean, Curry, Klay Thompson, I think they've been amazing," Federer told NBC.
The Swiss tennis icon also narrated a story about how he turned out to be a surprise motivational speaker for the Warriors in 2018 in China.
"I met the team in 2018 in Shanghai actually when they were touring over there. We were playing a tournament not far away, so I quickly drove by the arena and saw the team, and then Steve Kerr [Warriors' coach] told me 'Hey, could you please speak to the team and motivate them,' like okay. I didn't expect it you know!" Federer said.
"I just spoke to them and told them at that moment what was going through my mind. I have no idea what I said, but I hope it helped them. It was a time when they were pretty successful and they kept on winning after that as well, so I didn't probably say anything too bad," he added.
During the visit, Federer met Curry and Kerr and even showed off his basketball skills during the Warriors' training. The Swiss watched the Warriors play against the San Antonio Spurs and win 112-102.