NBA Player's Face Appearing On Packets Of Heroin

Wouldn't boxing make more sense? ... Dope and all. Story out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 

As Stephen Curry has improved and developed into the NBA's most potent offensive force and its Most Valuable Player over the past couple of years, he has also become one of the sport's highest-profile superstars, a pitchman par excellence who has become ubiquitous thanks in part to endorsement deals with Degree, Kaiser Permanente, JBL, Brita, Fanatics, Chase and, of course, Under Armour. While we've grown accustomed to seeing Curry's face in all sorts of places, it's a safe bet that the Golden State Warriors point guard never envisioned his mug appearing on this particular product.

Yep — according to Thomas J. Nestel, chief of police of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Philadelphia-area drug dealers have taken to including printouts bearing the MVP's face and name in the plastic bags of heroin they sell, making Steph "this week's brand for heroin in Philly." The "honor" comes in the same week that Steph, his wife Ayesha, and their children, Riley and Ryan, are featured on the cover of Parents magazine, which means Steph's occupying space on very, very opposite ends of the recognition spectrum this week. Cont.

Story from - Yahoo Sports
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