There’s no doubt that Stephen Curry’s three-point ability changed basketball forever, but one NBA legend says it’s only gotten worse.

The NBA has seen a decline in viewership at the start of the 2024-2025 season, and Shaquille O’Neal thinks it’s because everyone is playing the same style of basketball and shooting the three-pointer.

“It failed because we’re looking at the same thing. Everyone’s making the same plays,” Shaq recently said on his podcast.

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots during warmups before a game against the Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center in San Francisco, Jan. 22, 2023. (John Hefti/USA Today Sports)

O’Neal then mentioned Curry specifically.

“Steph Curry and those guys messed up. I don’t mind that Golden State used to shoot threes, but every team isn’t a three-point shooter. So why does everyone have the same strategy? I think it’s boring the game,” O’Neal said.

“The game has been perfect since Naismith made it,” Shaq added. “This new age of humans has ruined it. … Golden State came in and turned it around.

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors shoots a 3-point basket during a game against the LA Clippers on October 27, 2024 at Chase Center in San Francisco. (Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images)

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“Everyone wants to be Steph Curry, but not everyone is Steph Curry. And that’s why the viewership is down. But these guys need to wake up, because if the viewership goes down, the money will go down.”

Curry could become the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 three-pointers. Ray Allen, second all-time, made 2,973.

One look at the all-time 3-pointers list will show many active players, and many who have retired in the last 10 years. For example, Buddy Hield, who joined the league in 2016, already ranks 20th all-time.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry dribbles against the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter at the Chase Center. (Cary Edmondson/USA Today Sports)

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On the first night of the season, the Boston Celtics tied the NBA record by making 29 three-pointers in a game.

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