Steph Curry Says He Was Only Kidding With Man On The Moon Comment

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is taking up NASA on their offer to prove that man really did walk on the moon. However, the 30-year-old guard also added that he was apparently only joking about the subject matter and surprised by how people actually took it seriously.

"Obviously I was joking when I was talking on the podcast. I was silently protesting how stupid it was that people actually took that quote and made it law," said Curry in a report from ESPN. He added that he was surprised how the story got a life of its own.

As covered in a previous post, Curry sparked a bit of a controversy when he appeared a guest at the Winging It podcast hosted by Vince Carter and Kent Bazemore. The discussion, which included the sounds that dinosaurs made, went as far as to include Stanley Kubrick - someone who allegedly faked the Apollo and 12 moon landings.

The Curry fake landing on the moon issue is the latest in the mix of conspiracy theories that have come out since man first walked on the moon back on July 20, 1969. Prior to this, Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics also drew his share of criticism for claiming that the Earth is flat. Irving eventually retracted those statements.

In reaction to Curry's celebrated claim, Allard Beutel extended an invite to the Johnson Space Center to the NBA star. He was also the one who said that Curry was willing to make the trip.

"Mr. Curry (is) taking us up on our offer," Beutel said. "We still need to work out all the visit details."

Although it has yet to be confirmed, the logical date for the visit is likely to be on Mar. 14, 2019 when the Houston Rockets host the Golden State Warriors. The visit is more than likely to be set on or before that playdate.

“I had an opportunity to talk to somebody that’s very well knowledgeable in that industry,” Curry said in a report from the Mercury News. “One to express apologies and obviously regret on how this kind of happened… but hopefully, this all gets behind us.”

Curry admits that he just let the whole fake moon landing sit there, saying there were more serious things going on in the world that deserved more serious attention. Then again, it resulted in a sudden invite to NASA, something he said he will enjoy and look forward to.