Curry credits new contacts for fixing shooting woes

We might not have seen Stephen Curry's best yet.

And up until recently, he might not have been able to.

The Golden State Warriors guard told The Athletic's Marcus Thompson Tuesday he began wearing contacts to treat his Keratoconus condition, an eye disorder in which the cornea begins to thin and slowly bulge out in a cone-like shape, which can cause blurred vision and sensitivity to bright lights.

Though it isn't specified exactly when Curry first started wearing contacts, the Warriors' sharpshooter is averaging just over 12 3-point attempts in his last seven games and has converted those at a 52.9 percent clip. That's a stark contrast to his first half of March, where he shot just 35.2 percent from beyond the arc in six contests.

"I had gotten so used to squinting for so long," Curry told Thompson. "It was just normal."

Despite not being able to see properly until now, Curry, 31, has already hit 2,469 3-pointers in his career, the third highest tally all time behind only Ray Allen (2,973) and Reggie Miller (2,560). Factor in that he's converted approximately 300 attempts per year in his last seven seasons (including this one), and he's on pace to set the record as soon as the 2020-21 campaign.

He may even reach that mark sooner considering he feels he's been gifted with a new set of eyes.

"It's exactly that," he said. "It's like the whole world has opened up."