11-year-old Nihar Saireddy Janga is being declared the Stephen Curry of the 2016 Spelling Bee.
It all started when he was asked about a word, where they used the Golden State Warriors star point guard’s name in a sentence.
"while painting a portrait for his shrine to steph curry…" #spellingbee pic.twitter.com/qHNvG9hxzj
— Becca Laurie, PI (@imbeccable) May 27, 2016
He got it right, and he even started showing ice in his veins versus the other contestants.
Cold, Nihar pic.twitter.com/cSCg5SwRj3
— Luke Winn (@lukewinn) May 27, 2016
Nihar ended up being named the co-champion alongside Jairam Hathwar—the kid in the video above—for this year’s Spelling Bee. However, that didn’t stop Nihar from doing his Curry-like trash talking.
Nihar = Patrick Beverley pic.twitter.com/y85hdYODF1
— Connor Pelton (@ConnorPelton28) May 27, 2016
ICE COLD #spellingbee pic.twitter.com/OUM617KpvX
— Sports on Earth (@SportsonEarth) May 27, 2016
Twitter reacted hilariously, declaring Nihar the Steph Curry of the 2016 Spelling Bee.
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