Stephen Curry is still in the process of getting back to business. The 2-time MVP was looking clearly gassed as he spoke to the press after the Golden State Warriors' preseason win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

With sweat still dripping from his face, the Warriors star hilariously admitted he was feeling rather ‘lazy' as if he was in front of a Sunday congregation.

Via 95.7 The Game c/o Reddit:

“Hey, guys, thanks for showing up today,” the Warriors star nonchalantly said. “I feel like a congregation leader in like Monroe, North Carolina on a lazy 8:30 a.m. Service on Sunday. Might get $22 in the collection plate. You got any announcements today? No Sister Clarence? No, okay.”

Stephen Curry may not be an actual religious leader, but he's been massively influential for the game of basketball and built up a pretty strong following of his own while doing it.

The Warriors star's on-court displays of outside shooting have upended former convention on how to succeed in the NBA, with newfound ideologies that have been adapted not just in the league, but across the entire basketball world.

So in a way, Stephen Curry has indeed been a messiah in Golden State – but he's done so for the three-ball instead of the bible. He's gotten much more than $22 dollars for his services, too.