Stephen Curry has hit back at former NBA players Gilbert Arenas and Nick Young after they publicly criticised his wife, Ayesha Curry, over a kissing scene in her latest film.
The Golden State Warriors superstar addressed the controversy on social media Wednesday, taking issue with comments made about Ayesha’s role in Second Chance Holiday.
The criticism began on the We Said What We Said podcast, where Arenas questioned Ayesha’s behaviour compared to the wives of other NBA stars.
“The only blemish in the family is the wife in the sense because she doesn’t act like the other superstars’ wives. [Michael] Jordan’s wife, Cookie [Johnson], that’s Magic’s [Johnson’s] wife, Savannah [James], right, where we don’t want to hear you,” Arenas said. “She hasn’t been the American wife that the public knows.”
Curry responded with a lengthy statement, making it clear he wasn’t prepared to let the comments slide.
“I’ve been hearing a lot of noise and usually the noise doesn’t bother me, doesn’t bother Ayesha but, this one in particular when you try to step on the accomplishments of my wife and you know, obviously, leading podcast tapings and topics, giving opinions on somebody else’s wife,” Curry said. “Nick, Gil, Emmanuel [Acho] and anybody else who feels the need to want to have to jump in and give an opinion on something you really don’t know about.”
“Something that kind of speaks to a bigger conversation on how you view women in this world and what they’re allowed and what they’re not allowed to do, even the ignorance behind how acting works, obviously I tried to laugh this off but something needs to be said.”
The four-time NBA champion finished with another message for those discussing his wife.
“Anytime Ayesha Curry shows up in your headline, I’d kindly suggest you just give the happy hands, the congratulations and maybe the apology as loud as you lead your shows with this topic,” Curry said. “Appreciate the free pub.”
Both former players subsequently apologised on Gil’s Arena.
“I’m sorry Steph. You my dog, I love you. If I say anything, I apologize like a man,” Young said.
Arenas added, “I’m sorry if he’s offended. I didn’t mean it like that. I was just saying he’s such a perfect dude.”
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