Steph Curry just put former NBA players Nick Young and Gilbert Arenas on blast, calling out their “ignorant” and “outdated views” after they publicly trashed his wife, Ayesha Curry. This isn’t just some casual social media jab; Curry delivered a nearly two-minute Instagram video laying out exactly why he wasn’t going to let their comments about Ayesha slide. The Warriors star defended his wife after the former players went in on her public image on their “We Said What We Said” podcast on November 7.
“We Don’t Want to Hear You”: The Blemish That Sparked the Fire
The whole mess kicked off when Nick Young, who won a ring with Curry back in 2017-18, and Gilbert Arenas decided to dissect Ayesha Curry’s public image. Arenas, not holding back, labeled her a “blemish” to the entire Curry family. He went on to say that Ayesha just doesn’t act like “the other superstars’ wives,” specifically naming icons like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and LeBron James. The dude literally added, “We don’t want to hear you,” which is just wild. And it got even more out of pocket when Arenas expressed disappointment that Ayesha even dared to kiss another man in a Roku Christmas movie called “Second Chance Holiday.” Seriously, a movie?
Curry Fires Back: “Ignorance Behind How Acting Works”
Four days after those trash comments dropped, Steph had enough. On November 11, he dropped that Instagram video, which instantly blew up with over 580,000 likes. He called out Young, Arenas, and someone named Emmanuel Acho, plus “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.” Curry wasn’t just disappointed, he ripped into their “ignorance” and “outdated views on women,” saying, “Something that kind of speaks to a bigger conversation on how you view women in this world and what they’re allowed and what they’re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.” He made it clear that while “noise doesn’t bother me, doesn’t bother Ayesha,” this specific attack trying to “step on the accomplishments of my wife” was a line he wasn’t going to let them cross.
The social media world definitely noticed, with WNBA player Cameron Brink straight up commenting “Perfectly said.” Even the popular Sneaker News account jumped in. Arenas, in a follow-up, said Steph was perfect, but still maintained that Ayesha’s words and actions were the “only blemish” on the family’s reputation, adding a lukewarm “I’m sorry if he has been offended.” But honestly, after hearing Steph’s words, that apology feels pretty hollow. What Steph said about respecting women and understanding basic acting is the real takeaway here.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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