Eddy Curry Jr. (born December 5, 1982 in Harvey, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the New York Knicks. He grew up in Calumet City, Illinois.

In the poll that SI.com put up a couple of days ago, Kwame Brown got 17% of the vote followed by Clippers forward Tim Thomas with 10% and a slew of others like Eddy Curry (Chicago Bulls), Vince Carter (New Jersey Nets), Darko Milicic (Memphis Grizzles), Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets), Darius Miles (Portland Trailblazers)

Too many NBA players are whining about whether they start our come off the bench. Hell, pay me $8 mill a season and I'll CLEAN the bench. Ben Gordon, Eddy Curry and Stephon Marbury, stop whining!

After publicly complaining about wanting to leave New York, Eddy Curry has been blasted by Isiah Thomas. His days in New York are now numbered.

In the wake of someone allegedly shooting at Jamaal Tinsley Sunday in Indiana and Sean Taylor’s recent murder – as well as this summer’s home invasions of Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry – it’s understandable to wonder about the danger of being a professional athlete.

The Bulls' big men have been much-maligned for a number of years now - be it Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler or Ben Wallace and friends. With Wallace continuing to be inconsistent, it's been encouraging so far to see the energy and hustle that Joakim Noah has been able to provide in his limited minutes.