NBA criticized for removing $900-an-hour escort Katherine Taylor from Steph Curry golf swing photo... but is all as it seems?

Fans were outraged after the NBA seemingly removed $900-an-hour escort Katherine Taylor from the photo of Steph Curry's iconic celebration.

A picture of Curry imitating a golf swing went viral on Wednesday, not for the four-time NBA champion, but for Taylor cheering in the background in revealing clothing.

That same night, the NBA posted a photo of the celebration. However, without Taylor in the frame, fans accused the NBA of 'editing' her out of the picture.

One user labelled the NBA 'cowards'. Meanwhile, another demanded them to 'Post the real photo.'

'Nah yall wrong for the crop. Give that girl her screen time haha,' another wrote.

The NBA was criticized for removing $900-an-hour escort Katherine Taylor from a viral photo

Taylor was spotted cheering in the background as Steph Curry celebrated against the Bucks

Fan were outraged when the NBA posted a version of the picture that did not have Taylor in it 

A different comment proved that the NBA, in fact, did not crop Taylor out of the picture. They instead used an alternative angle where Curry covers Taylor out of the frame.

The viral photo, shot at a wide angle, shows a man in the front row who completely ignores Curry and twists his upper body to see Taylor. In the picture posted by the NBA, the same man is seen looking behind his shoulders as Curry celebrates.

'I wonder what the guy in blue is looking at,' the user wrote.

Taylor, a San Francisco-based escort who, according to her website, charges $900 for one-hour experiences, revealed that she is the woman responsible for the photo's virality on Thursday.

Taylor reposted a photo of the celebration on X, with herself in the back, and raved about the experience.

'God... Best date of my life as you can see,' she wrote. 'F**k me, remind me to come fully dressed next time. What a f**king blast.'

She later wrote: 'Ok, well, that was fun. To all the media outlets including you barstool sports, no Twitter doesn’t delete you for putting tits out I don’t think? Maybe? Let’s try it and see? Actually I have tried it, they do not. Also, yo.' 

After the Warriors' 125-90 win, Taylor reposted the viral photo and raved about the game

According to her website, the Bay Area-based escort charges $900 for one-hour experiences

Curry scored 29 points with eight rebounds and five assists in Golden State's dominant win 

And then: 'It is terrifying as a woman being in the same room as Steph Curry. I wasn’t even looking at the guy and caught smoke, f***', followed by: 'And if you are in any way shape or form above average hot, yes, please just don’t be in the same room with Steph Curry. Because you will be a meme.'

Taylor also joked about the man in the front row after a user posted a cropped photo highlighting how he looked at her while sitting next to two boys who many believed to be his sons.

'You're about to get this man divorced,' Taylor reposted with a laughing emoji. 'His wife about to come home and take the kids, dog and the hat lol.'

The picture came from Golden State's 125-90 demolition job over the Milwaukee Bucks. Curry led the Dubs to the win with 29 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.

After losing 125-122 to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, the Warriors have moved to a 33-29 record as they sit tenth in the Western Conference.