Even in the 17 th season of Steph Curry’s NBA career, the superstar Warriors guard still is notching firsts.

In the first quarter of Golden State's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday at Paycom Center, Curry committed his first career flagrant foul, per SportRadar. He had gone 1,193 career games without committing a flagrant foul.

Thunder guard Isaiah Joe attempted a deep 3-point shot in the closing seconds of the first quarter, and Curry stepped into Joe’s shooting path while closing out to contest the shot. Joe landed on Curry’s foot on his follow-through.

The play was called a foul on the floor and subsequently upgraded to a Flagrant 1 foul after review.

The criteria for a Flagrant 1 foul, as defined by the NBA, is “unnecessary contact committed by a player against

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