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Scott Fowler: Dell Curry thought he had COVID-19. What that was like, and what Steph needed during pandemic.

Dell Curry is the patriarch of the first family of Charlotte basketball _ the second-leading scorer in history for the Charlotte Hornets, as well as the father of two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry and Dallas Maverick guard Seth Curry.

The elder Curry would normally be busy this time of year serving as the Hornets' TV analyst. Instead, like the rest of us, Dell Curry's life has been upended by the fallout from the coronavirus.

Curry, 55, spoke with me on the phone Wednesday about his own recent health scare, how his family is coping with the quarantine on both coasts and what Steph Curry didn't have at his house in California but really needed.

This exclusive Q and A has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.

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