So many players changed teams in the blockbuster Carmelo Anthony trade — go ahead, see how long it takes you to fill this in — it’s easy to overlook the end of Eddy Curry’s days in New York. One of the symbols of the Isiah Thomas era may not be missed the way some of his former teammates will be, but there’s no denying his time with the Knicks was, shall we say, eventful — with those events ranging from the absurd to the funny to the downright tragic. After the jump, an (almost) A-to-Z look at Curry’s days in New York — with some help from actual Google search suggestions.
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In 2010, a judge signed a warrant for Curry’s arrest after learning he hadn’t paid nearly $200,000 toward a settlement he’d agreed to after being sued in 2001 for having sex with a 14-year-old girl when he was 18.
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Isiah Thomas acquired Curry and Antonio Davis in 2005 in exchange for Tim Thomas, Michael Sweetney, Jermaine Jackson, a conditional first-round draft choice in the 2006 NBA Draft, two future second-round draft selections, and the opportunity to exchange a future draft choice.
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To the surprise of no one, Curry picked up the $11.2 million option for the 2010–11 season, during which he has not yet played.
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Last May, a judge authorized a lender to seize three cars owned by Curry because he was behind on loan payments.
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As Seth joked yesterday, Curry and his expiring contract became such an oft-discussed trading chip of late that a casual fan might have thought the Knicks employed a player named “Eddycurrys Expirincontrack.”
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In January 2009, Mike D’Antoni hinted that Curry, who’d reportedly gained at least fifteen pounds since the beginning of that season, would need to slim down after he’d been sidelined with knee problems.
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Curry’s ex-girlfriend Nova Henry and her infant daughter, who was reportedly fathered by Curry, were fatally shot in their Chicago apartment in 2009. The 3-year-old son of Curry and Nova was found unharmed at the scene.
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The Bulls traded Curry after he refused to take a DNA test to show whether he was predisposed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a cardiac condition that was linked to the deaths of Reggie Lewis and Hank Gathers.
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During training camp in 2009, Curry was diagnosed with a torn right plantaris — a vestigial muscle in the calf that no longer has any use and that only 40 percent of the population still has.
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A 2010 report said that Curry owed Howard $350,000.
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Last January, Curry underwent knee surgery to remove loose cartilage in his left knee. He hasn’t played since.
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A bizarre 2009 lawsuit brought against Curry by his former driver alleged that Curry tried to solicit gay sex from him, that Curry made him perform humiliating tasks (such as cleaning towels Curry had ejaculated in), and that Curry used racial slurs. Curry called the allegations “absolutely false.”
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A 2009 report said that Curry’s mansion in suburban Chicago was in foreclosure.
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Following the trade, Curry’s salary for this season is twice as high as any other current member of the Timberwolves.
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Word that Curry once aspired to be an Olympic gymnast led to the inevitable Photoshop contest.
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Curry made a surprise return to Knicks practice last March following knee surgery, and though the Knicks’ website reported at the time that he was “just days away from returning to the court,” he wouldn’t see anymore game action as a Knick.
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In 2007, Curry and his family were robbed at gunpoint in his home in suburban Chicago.
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In 2006–07, his second season as a Knick, Curry averaged a career-best 19.5 points and seven rebounds.
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They’d been going on for years. This one, from 2008, involves Shawn Marion.
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In the summer of 2007, Curry had a chance to show owner Jim Dolan that he could still contribute to the Knicks during a workout in Las Vegas, but Curry forgot to bring his sneakers with him.
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Just weeks before LeBron James became a free agent, he reportedly contacted Curry (who shares an agent with James) about working out together. He later would have to deny that he’d sabotaged the Knicks’ chances of signing LeBron.
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Isiah Thomas’s pairing of the big men with big contracts did not pan out.