In a recent chat with ESPN, Golden State Warriors legend Stephen Curry opened up on the looming matter of his NBA retirement. At 36, Curry knows that the end is near and wants to make it count with whatever time he has left.

This season, it feels as if each Curry basket is a victory over nature. He has always been the focus of everything around him, but never before as he is now, on a flawed Warriors team that is contending with a paradox: determined to use him less than ever at a time when it needs him the most.