LeBron James and some of the NBA's biggest stars reportedly have 'disdain' toward Stephen Curry that he doesn't understand

Though Stephen Curry has undergone a somewhat sudden rise to one of the NBA's most popular players and the league's first unanimous MVP, he apparently has work to do within the league.

According to Marcus Thompson of Bay Area News Group, author of the newly released "Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry," Curry is not all that popular with some of the league's biggest stars, including LeBron James.

Thompson was a guest on "The Big Lead with Jason McIntyre" on Sunday to discuss his new book. He said Curry's sudden rise and popularity, particularly amongst fans and the media, had turned some players against him.

"There's this thing there with he and LeBron that's a little weird," Thompson said.

According to Thompson, James and Curry were close from Curry's days at Davidson to his early years in the league. Thompson said James was "like a mentor" to Curry, but as Curry's game improved, coinciding with the Warriors' rise, he "challenged LeBron's status." Since then, the two haven't been as close, and it bothers Curry.

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