Stephen Curry explains why he laced up Kobe 6 “Mambacita” amid his Under Armour split and a record-tying scoring tear.

Now that he is a free agent in the sneaker world, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry used his first game after the end of his Under Armour deal to honor Kobe Bryant during pregame by wearing the Kobe 6 Mambacita shoes from Nike on Friday night.

Golden State visits the New Orleans Pelicans after Stephen Curry scored 49 points in the Warriors' 109-108 victory against the San Antonio Spurs

Curry noted it may be "weird seeing me in anything else" when he wore Nike Kobe 6 "Mambacita" shoes during warmups on Friday night.

The Warriors superstar scored 31 points in the second half and 49 overall for the game, tying him with the great Michael Jordan for the most 40-point games (44) after turning 30. It was Curry’s second consecutive 40-ball: he put in 46 in the Warriors’ victory over the Spurs on Wednesday.

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