My Favorite Cigar
Steph Curry • Basketball Superstar • Cohiba Behike BHK 56
Steph Curry has been called the greatest shooter of all time, a distinction made all the more impressive by his relatively modest size: a slender six-foot-two. He’s led his Golden State Warriors to four NBA championships, has more three-pointers than anyone in history (3,747 entering the 2024/25 season) and helped lead Team U.S.A. to a gold medal in August.
Curry is known as the Babyfaced Assassin for his ability to beat your team while smiling. Off the court, his eyes widen in glee as he watches a cigar box filled with choices open in front of him. Then he puffs away heartily at the offered Oliva Serie V Melanio. Curry began smoking cigars at a friend’s wedding and now smokes regularly, typically having a Cuban Montecristo or Romeo y Julieta. His all-time favorite, however, is a cigar he doesn’t get often, the biggest of the Cohiba Behike trio. A friend presented him with a box on his 35th birthday (in March 2023) and he was smitten. “Those immediately became my favorite,” he says.
Curry, 36, typically has a big cigar crammed in his jaws when he’s celebrating but there is a significant downside to marking a championship victory with a cigar. Curry has developed a defensive move for it. “I want a cigar with me as soon as the horn goes off, but don’t give me a good one,” he says. “It’s going to get soaked with Champagne.”
