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MANILA, Philippines – Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry is getting votes for the TIME 100 most influential people of 2016 list.
The 28-year-old Golden State Warriors star guard has 0.7% of the votes so far in the ongoing reader poll, with US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders leading the list with 4.7% as of Sunday afternoon, March 27.
Curry, who won his first NBA championship ring last season, is described on his voting page as someone who has “emerged as a star with few peers.” It also said that “by shooting from beyond the arc more than anyone – and hitting those shots more than 46% of the time – Curry has already broken his own NBA record for 3s in a single season.”
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Other athletes in the running for the TIME 100 include tennis star Serena Williams, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey, and champion sprinter Usain Bolt, as well as football stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
After a stellar season last year, Curry continues to alter the NBA’s status quo in 2016. He’s been leading the way in shifting the spotlight from the big men to the guards.
He is arguably the current face of the NBA, drawing even more fans for his fancy moves as a playmaker and a deadly 3-point shooter.
The TIME 100 is an “annual list of the most influential people in the world” and “is comprised of world leaders, great minds in science and technology, outstanding figures in the arts and other icons of the moment.“
Voting is done online and will close at 11:59 pm EST on April 10. The winner of the reader poll will be announced on April 14, while the official 2016 TIME 100 list will be revealed on April 21. – Rappler.com
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