Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s 26,000-point achievement was so much more than another NBA Christmas Day milestone. Here’s why it’s important and here’s what it means for Curry’s career moving forward.

Klay Thompson reacts to Stephen Curry wearing his signature shoes during Warriors’ Christmas Day win over Mavericks.

Stephen Curry is homebound. Following the Golden State Warriors’ Christmas Day win over the Dallas Mavericks, the veteran guard spoke less about putti.

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors won on Christmas Day with the superstar guard’s family in attendance. After the game, he shared a special handshake moment with his son Canon and daughter Riley — although he acted bored with it in a funny scene.

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry continues to show off his impressive shoe collection amid his sneaker free agency.

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry saluted his Splash Brother, Klay Thompson, by lacing up the ANTA KT 11 “Christmas” sneaker in the Warriors’ Christmas Day matchup against Thompson’s Dallas Mavericks.

Steph Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant all played with their respective teams in the Christmas Day NBA games.

One of the most legendary Christmas games also featured Curry and James when the Warriors faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. Cleveland had just defeated Golden State in the 2016 NBA Finals the previous season after the Warriors won the title over James and Co. in 2015, which added to the drama.

Other than his fellow league standard-bearer, LeBron James, nobody has been at the center of as many big NBA moments over the last 15 years as Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry. It’s strange, then, that so little connects Curry and the biggest day on the league’s regular-season calendar.

Our NBA player props for Christmas Day expect big games from Steph Curry, Victor Wembanyama, and Karl-Anthony Towns.