Michael Strahan Publicly Challenges ‘Jealous’ Steph Curry on Good Morning America After UConn Star’s Final Verdict

Picture this: a young Azzi Fudd, barely in her teens, steps onto the hardwood, her eyes scanning the court with a calm intensity. She catches a pass, her movements fluid and deliberate, setting up for a jump shot. The gym falls silent as she rises, the ball leaving her fingertips with a precision that seems almost effortless. Swish. It’s a scene that has played out countless times, each shot is a mirror image of her mother, a former standout player.

But the interesting part? See, ever since Fudd made her debut for the UConn Huskies, her jump shot has been dubbed as the best in. We are talking about the kind of best that even Steph Curry found himself watching it closely. And let’s be real—he felt a bit impressed with Azzi’s jump shot and maybe, just maybe, a little bit of jealous. The reason? Oh, that’s the most amazing part.

“It’s kind of like a shooter’s heaven when you watch that,” Curry said of Fudd’s jump shot. “I kind of get jealous about it, because it looks prettier than mine.” Yeah, just like that. He literally said that he kinda gets jealous of Fudd’s jump shot. But what if you ask Azzi about her thoughts on Steph Curry feeling jealous of her? Well, Michael Strahan recently did.

On Thursday, Fudd appeared on the Good Morning America show and, of course, the topic of her jump shot popped up. When Strahan asked her, “Steph Curry said that he is jealous of your jump shot because its quote ‘looks prettier than mine.’ So, putting modesty aside, do you agree with his assessment of your jump shot prettier than his?” Well, at first, she took a moment to grasp it and then confessed the truth.

“I feel like that just feels wrong to say,” she explained. “I mean, it is like the prettiest jump shot, but Steph’s like top-tier.” And honestly, she’s not wrong. Steph’s jumper? It’s like a how-to video you’d show at a shooting clinic. Imagine him casually dribbling up the court, defender’s hands all up in his space, and then—boom—he lets it fly from way downtown. The ball arcs high, kisses the rafters, and splashes through the net like it’s got a vendetta against rims.

This isn’t luck—it’s the balance, and Curry himself admitted this. “It’s all about balance. Everybody gets to it differently, but when you’re in balance, and you got a good foundation underneath you,” he once noted. Now, imaging there’s a challenge. A challenge between Steph Curry and Azzi Fudd for whose jump shot is prettier. We want it. Probably you also want it. Scratch that. Even Michael Strahan wants it. To make it more obvious—Michael Strahan even asked Fudd to challenge Steph.

“Your jump shot’s pretty,” he first confessed. “I think you should challenge Steph. Let him Fudd around.” Guess we could see a Steph Curry vs. Azzi Fudd even before the UConn Huskies’ star enters the pros. All in all, this debate’s going to last for a long time about whose jump shot is prettier. Sure, there’s one way to find out about that—with a challenge between Curry and Fudd. But for the time being, we have no clue if that’s going to happen anytime soon.

Steph Curry: A mentor to UConn star Azzi Fudd

If you are thinking that Steph Curry has just got impressed with Azzi Fudd’s skills—it’s time to give yourselves another shot. The Golden State Warriors star and UConn Huskies’ sharpshoot have had a working relationship when Fudd was just 15-years-old. Yeah, the time when she was hooping in high school for St. John’s College High School in Washington.

Being impressed by her feathery release, Curry compared Fudd to Klay Thompson, saying, “She gets pretty good lift on her jump shot compared to even me. I’m more kind of a toe-dominant shooter. Klay Thompson’s more of a jump shooter like Azzi.” Thanks to that, he invited Fudd to the SC30 Select Camp when she was just 15 years old.

To top that off, she later signed a multidimensional NIL deal with Curry’s SC30 INC. The NIL deal included sponsorship and mentorship from Curry. Now that’s where it all got pretty interesting. Because when Fudd was asked about her relationship with Curry and how it helped her game to improve, Fudd confessed that she was lucky to have that relationship.

“I think well just anyone who watches Step Curry can learn so much about not just his shot but the way he plays, the way he moves at the ball,” she said. “But I’m super lucky to have the relationship.” Azzi Fudd just wrapped up her fourth season for UConn. Even though she’s now eligible for the WNBA draft, she declared that she’ll be returning for her final season at UConn. Guess we’re about to see her in the pros by next year.