Steph Curry isn’t shying away from the Dillon Brooks comparisons tied to his new animated film “GOAT.”
In fact, he’s fully embracing it.
While discussing the movie — in which Curry voices Lenny Williamson, a giraffe “roarball” player — the Warriors star laughed when the conversation turned to the film’s rival character, Mane Attraction, and whether the on-court antagonist drew inspiration from Brooks.
“See? People are taking from the movie what they’re supposed to take,” Curry said. “I love it.”
“GOAT” marks Curry’s animated film debut as both a voice actor and producer. The movie follows teenage goat Will Harris, voiced by Caleb McLaughlin, as he pursues greatness in roarball, a fictional basketball-like sport.
While the Mane Attraction comparison was made jokingly, Brooks’ history with Golden State adds context to the theory.
The outspoken forward has been at the center of multiple heated moments against the Warriors, most notably during the 2022 Western Conference semifinals when he was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected after striking Gary Payton II on a fast-break layup attempt. Payton fractured his elbow on the play, and Brooks was suspended the following game as the Memphis Grizzlies went on to lose the series in six.
And in last season’s opening-round NBA playoff series between the Warriors and Houston Rockets, Curry and Brooks got into it during Game 4.
More recently, Brooks — now with the Phoenix Suns — was called for a Flagrant 1 foul in December 2025 after striking Curry in the chest during the final minute of a one-point Warriors loss.
Curry, though, appears to be taking the villain comparisons in stride.
And if audiences see a familiar rivalry reflected in roarball form, he seems more than happy to lean into the humor.
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