SOURCE SPORTS: Reggie Miller Pays Homage to Steph Curry After He Passes Him for Second Place in Three-Pointers Made

Stephen Curry will eventually go down as the greatest three-point shooter in NBA history.

On Saturday night, Curry passed Reggie Miller for second on the NBA’s career three-pointers list.

Curry had 24 points with seven rebounds and seven assists, though his Golden State Warriors lost 127-108 to the Utah Jazz. Curry was 5/10 on threes, giving him 2,562 threes in his career.

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Miller took to social media to post a moving video tribute paying homage to Curry’s game, accomplishments, and most importantly his sweet shot.

I’ve had the best seat in the house in calling a lot of your games @StephenCurry30, simply GREATNESS!!! Congrats but the job isn’t done, Jesus Shuttlesworth is waiting on ya.. #GreatnessPersonified pic.twitter.com/Nogs71fRyA

— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) January 24, 2021

Miller jumped on after the game to personally salute Curry for passing him on the three pointer list.

Reggie Miller surprises Steph Curry to congratulate him on an “unbelievable achievement” on passing him on the 3-point list. Curry says he threw up a 31 after knocking down the triple that passed Miller. pic.twitter.com/Qdj9XZVPlE

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) January 24, 2021

Next in line for Curry is the NBA’s all-time leader in 3-point shots, Ray Allen. In his Hall of Fame career, Allen made 2,973 3-pointers, putting him more than 400 3’s ahead of Curry. At Curry’s career pace of about 4 made 3’s per game, Curry should expect to pass him at some point next season.