NBA superstar Steph Curry reveals the one thing he CAN’T do on a basketball court: ‘Nervous even thinking about it’

Legendary guitarist BB King couldn’t read music notes, Apple founder Steve Jobs didn’t know how to write computer code, and four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry is an absolute loser when it comes to spinning a ball on his finger.

“So I can do a lot of things with a basketball — a lot of things,” Curry said in a video posted to Team USA’s social media pages ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris this month. “That’s the one thing I can’t do.”

The trick, popularized by the Harlem Globetrotters, has been mastered by everyone from Dr. J to high school gym teachers. The performer must balance a ball on their index finger while using their other hand to spin the ball with enough centripetal force to keep it in place.

The hardest part is getting started. Both hands are needed to spin the ball quickly before sliding one under to support the weight of the spinning ball. Some experts recommend resting the ball on a fingernail to reduce friction.

“That’s one of the most embarrassing things,” Curry continued as he attempted and failed to pull off the feat for the cameras. “You make me nervous just thinking about spinning a ball on my finger.”

Malika Andrews (left) talks to Stephen Curry as he leaves a press conference after a workout

Curry’s embarrassment is understandable.

When someone spends as much time on a basketball court as he has, it’s expected that he can do these kinds of tricks. He clearly has no problem shooting or dribbling – two areas of the game where he’s considered a master.

Luckily for the Golden State Warriors star, he’s not the only member of Team USA who can’t pull off this trick.

“I’ll try, but it’s not really my thing,” said LeBron James, who also struggled with the maneuver.

Coincidentally (or not), James was born in the same Akron, Ohio hospital as Curry, whose father was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers when he was born. So maybe there’s something in the water: Akron General Medical Center.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid wasn’t born in Akron, but in Yaoundé, Cameroon, but that doesn’t matter. Like Curry and James, the naturalized U.S. citizen also can’t spin a ball with his finger.

“I’m probably the only one on the team that can’t do that,” Embiid said, unaware that Curry and James also failed.

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant didn’t hesitate to express his disappointment with Embiid.

“That’s disgusting,” Durant said. “I thought he was more coordinated.”

Anthony Davis had no problem spinning a basketball on his finger, proving Jrue Holiday wrong

Durant was also surprised to hear that Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Halliburton also struggled in this area.

At the point guard [and he] “You don’t know how to do that?” Durant asked.

Boston Celtics point guard and two-time NBA champion Jrue Holiday had no problem with it, although he was wrong when he predicted that LA Lakers star and Team USA center Anthony Davis wouldn’t be able to match the same talent.

“Come on Jrue, you know me better than that,” Davis said as he effortlessly spun the ball on his finger.

Team USA’s stars would have a tough time competing with former Pacers, Magic, Lakers and Suns coach Frank Vogel.

Vogel, now 51, was an eighth-grader growing up in New Jersey when he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman. Remarkably, Vogel could spin a basketball on the end of a long-handled toothbrush while brushing his teeth at the same time.

Team USA will warm up against Team Canada in Las Vegas on July 10, before hosting exhibition games in Abu Dhabi and London later this month.

The US will defend their Olympic gold medal against Serbia starting July 28.