(CNN) NBA superstar Steph Curry said he was kidding when he said he doesn't believe humans landed on the moon.

"Obviously I was joking when I was talking on the podcast," the Golden State Warriors guard told ESPN on Wednesday. "I was silently protesting how stupid it was that people actually took that quote and made it law."

While appearing on an episode of the podcast "Winging It," which posted Monday, Curry asked fellow NBA players Vince Carter, Kent Bazemore and Andre Iguodala "We ever been to the moon?"

When they said no, according to Bleacher Report , Curry responded: "They're gonna come get us. I don't think so, either."

Curry's statements were widely discussed -- and mocked -- on social media, and NASA on Tuesday offered to convince Curry that moon landings are real.

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