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This story appears in ESPN The Magazines October 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!IN 2007, WHILE?trapping on a press, Davidson sophomore Stephen Curry took an elbow in the kisser from The Citadels Jon Brick. A decade later, Brick, a product designer in San Francisco, recalls the play that launched the biggest story in NBA oral history since MJs tongue ...We were taught to rip through the trap with the elbow and shoulder, said Brick. When Curry came up, I did the move and caught him right in the mouth. I never thought about the play becoming a key role in anything; thats just basketball.?Steph got seven stitches at halftime.Chews WiselyLots of athletes wear mouthguards, but Curry is the master of mastication. Sure, chewing them is disgusting, but its crucial to his game.Steph uses about 12 mouthguards per season, swapping out every 6 to 10 games.70,000,000: Sport Sciences estimated number of bacterial microbes on Currys mouthguard, seven times more per square inch than on a kitchen sponge.According to The Wall Street Journal, Curry shoots free throws better when hes chewing on his mouthguard. Over the past two regular seasons, he made 92% of his free throws when chewing on the mouthguard, compared to 89% when he kept the mouthguard in place. He also increased the amount of time he chewed on his mouthpiece to 85% of his 15-16 free throw tries--up 21% from 14-15.That ThrowGame 6, 2016 NBA Finals: the mouthguards shining moment. Fouling out with four minutes left, Steph sent his mouthguard flying, inadvertently hitting the courtside son of a Cavs owner. We asked Sport Science to analyze Stephs final heave of the game. Lets just say: Were not sure how much saliva flew through the air, but thats about all we dont know.In 2.6 seconds, the time between the refs whistle and Currys windup, he could catch and release six 3-pointers.At peak angular velocity, Stephs arm rotated at 1,650 degrees per second during the throw--46 percent faster than LeBron James arm during a typical tomahawk jam.Steph threw his mouthguard at 49.4 mph--three times faster than the average dart thrown by a pro.3.18:?The lateral margin of error, in degrees, for Steph to hit that fan. Release half an inch to the left and hed have hit Kyrie Irving.Cult ClassicStephs mouthguard has taken on a life of its own off the court, taking over social media and making the rounds on late-night TV.There are at least 35 Twitter accounts dedicated to Currys mouthguard.Fam, Im a mouthguard.... How do I tweet without fingers! Lol- Currys Mouthguard? (@30s_mouthguard) April 28, 2015There have been a lot of trade rumors going on about me, I am currently committed to Stephs mouth. #nba- Currys mouth Guard (@RealMouthguard) June 26, 2016$3,190: The amount a used Curry mouthguard sold for at auction on Aug. 21. A fan allegedly found the piece, engraved with Currys name and number, near the Warriors bench after a game.$25,000: The estimated value of Currys Game 6 mouthguard by SCP Auctions, the same California-based auction house that sold the other mouthguard. Yeezy Boty Fake . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. "It is still taking a little time to sink in what Ive achieved this week as was the case when I won the FedEx Cup but then it just kept getting better and better as the days went on and I am sure this will be the same," he said. 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The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference.Steve Bruce has described the opportunity he has been given at Aston Villa as the one he has been waiting for throughout his two-decade managerial career. Bruces first job was at Sheffield United in 1998, and he has since gone on to manage at Huddersfield, Wigan (twice), Crystal Palace, Birmingham, Sunderland and Hull. The former defender believes, however, that his challenge at Villa Park is his biggest so far - especially in terms of helping restore the club to its former glory.Its got great history, tradition, all the facilities are there and its one of the great clubs in our country, not just in the Midlands, Bruce told Sky Sports. Ive been given a huge chance and Ive waited 20 years for a challenge like this. Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce says he hopes the scenes of last night are not replicated when his side go to Birmingham for the Birmingham derby The mentality here has been getting beaten too often for too long. We were in the bottom three when I took charge of my first game, wed won four games out of 50 and hadnt won away [since the start of last season], so it becomes a bit of a habit to get beaten and it becomes acceptable. We have to try and change that and try and turn this big juggernaut of a club around. If you take a following of 5,000 to Reading on Tuesday night it shows you the size and magnitude of the club, because theres not many who can do that. It was a good win for everybody concerned, but I keep stressing lets hope its just the start because we need to carry on and see if we can go on a run. Jonathan Kodjia of Aston Villa is congratulated by team-mate Gary Gardner after scoring against Reading While Bruce hopes he will be given the chance to turn Aston Villa around in the long-term, he understands that the nature of modern-day management, especially in the Championship, is that you are often not giving the time to do so.Next up is the Second City derby live on Sky Sports on Sunday, where hell be hoping to build on a start which has seen Villa accrue seven points in three games.I think what were seeing in management now is you need to win pretty early or you know what happens, he said. But the hardest part at a club is after youve been relegated. Theres been big changes here all the way through the club and in the team as well, with 10 or 11 players going in and out and they didnt get off the start theyd have hoped to. Steve Bruce the new manager of Aston Villa poses for a picture at the clubs training ground at Bodymoor Heath So then the doom and gloom doesnt lift and I think turning that around is the biggest challenge, and only a few results can do that.ddddddddddddBruce has been promoted from the Championship on four occasions during his managerial career, including through the play-offs last season with Hull. And despite their poor start under Roberto Di Matteo, Bruce still harbours hopes of a similar push this year.We have to have the belief that we can get there, said Bruce. It might have to be the play-off route, but if we have to go down that route we will. Well try and get in and around it and give ourselves a chance.Weve seen over the last few years that the fitness levels of the Championship are now on a par with the Premier League and you have to be able to go Saturday to Tuesday for a long time. Its a marathon. You need effort, endeavour and the squad of players have to be genuine, because thats what the Championship demands. If we can do all of those things and have that little bit of edge at the top of the pitch then you have a chance. Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett says the derby with Aston Villa on Sunday is a massive game It has recently emerged that Bruce wrote a series of detective novels at the turn of the century, but the Villa boss disappointingly revealed that he wouldnt be putting pen to paper again any time soon.It was a long, long time ago and therell be no more! he joked. Go and read them and youll understand why.Bruce now takes Villa to face his former side Birmingham on Sunday, and he expects to receive a mixed reception from the Blues fans now he manages their bitter rivals. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. I think [the relationship with Birmingham fans] will be a bit different now because Ive gone and managed their arch rivals! he said. But I hope I can do for Villa what I did for them because we had some good times.Its a huge big city derby that hasnt happened [in the league] for five years. Im always up for a bit of banter, as long as it stays that way, and lets hope its a really good spectacle. Also See: Villa video Villa fixtures Villa stats Get a ￡10 free bet! ' ' '