"Before the idea that Stephen Curry wants to play for the Charlotte Bobcats instead of the Warriors could go completely viral Friday, he squashed it via Twitter.

The Warriors' point guard wrote, "If you have read a certain rumor today, plz don't confuse my love for my family as a WISH to play in Charlotte. I'm a #GSW for life and ready for the long haul. Just answering a question about the pressure of family in my hometown. OK, that's all. Thanks."

Curry told the Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell, one of the league's most respected reporters, that if he ever left the Warriors, he would like to play for Charlotte - a statement that got twisted and turned into a virtual trade request as it spread around the Internet. Curry told Bonnell he's happy with the Warriors and with the team's direction, but playing in his hometown of Charlotte, N.C., would be appealing."