Barcelona’s Dembele Does Steph Curry’s ‘Night, Night’ Celebration After Scoring

The NBA star’s pose has taken over the sports world since he made it popular during this year’s playoffs.
Barcelona’s Dembele Does Steph Curry’s ‘Night, Night’ Celebration After Scoring
Barcelona’s Dembele Does Steph Curry’s ‘Night, Night’ Celebration After Scoring /

During Barcelona’s match vs. Juventus on Tuesday, Ousmane Dembélé celebrated his two goals by using a celebration donned by NBA star Steph Curry.

The 34-year-old Warriors star began doing a “sleeping” pose during this year’s NBA playoffs. The pose, which is now referred to as “night, night,” is Curry’s version of a mic drop following a stellar performance. The gesture became more popular after the Warriors won their fourth NBA title in the last eight years.

Dembélé obviously wanted to express a similar message as Curry did when he scored the opening goal during his club’s friendly. He went on to score another goal, giving Barcelona a 2—1 lead. And to celebrate, the forward used the “night, night” pose again.

Dembélé’s usage of the pose caught Curry’s attention on Tuesday night, calling the celebration a “movement.”

The France native isn’t the first professional athlete to copy Curry’s famous pose this year. WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu used the “night, night” pose shortly after the Warriors won the NBA title in June. Curry even responded to her usage of his famous motion.

The movement for the “night, night” pose isn’t just taking over professional sports. Kids across the country are copying Curry’s move in their sporting events, too.

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Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.