Golden State Warriors fans had been holding their breath early in the season as Stephen Curry dealt with an injury that kept him sidelined. At last, the two-time MVP made his much-awaited comeback on Tuesday night after missing three games.

However, despite Curry’s return, the Warriors saw a tough 126-102 loss to the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder. While the scoreboard wasn’t in Golden State’s favor, the game still made headlines for a rare and surprising moment in Curry’s storied career.

Curry was hit with the first flagrant foul of his 17-year NBA career, before which he went 1,193 career games without a single flagrant call.

“That was the first flagrant foul of Steph Curry’s 17-year career—1,193 career games prior to tonight and zero flagrants. Got called for stepping

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