Ayesha Curry and Stephen Curry. Image via: Getty Images
Because she doesn’t act like the other superstars’ wives, “The only blemish in the family is the wife, in a sense,. Because she needs the attention because he doesn’t give her attention, arenas claimed “she goes to the DMs, you know, chat with dudes,. Clips of the moment circulated online as if an acting role revealed something about her marriage.
On the podcast We Said What We Said, Arenas sat next to Nick Young and praised Warriors star Stephen Curry as the picture of a devoted father, then called his wife the one blemish in the family. He said she does not act like the wives of other NBA superstars. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Curry has also said it plainly in his own words.
Gilbert Arenas has pulled Ayesha Curry into a debate she never asked to join. He also made claims about her private messages that he has no way to prove. The remarks landed while Ayesha was already facing another round of online criticism. Arenas opened with praise. “He is the definition of what everybody sees as a father. Got the best kids. Then came the turn. To make his case, Arenas pointed to Cookie Johnson, the wife of Magic Johnson, and Savannah James. His point was that a superstar’s wife should stay supportive without becoming a public figure herself. “We just want to know you’re there. You’re fine. He ended the thought with “but we don’t want to know you. Stephen Curry and Ayesha.(Image via Getty Images) He then turned to her private life. Arenas has no window into the couple’s marriage, and neither does anyone else outside it. Podcast chatter and internet rumors cannot show how two people treat each other at home. He did offer one theory for why Ayesha draws so much heat. In his view, Curry’s image is so clean that people go looking for a flaw. The latest backlash followed a kissing scene between Ayesha and Matthew Daddario in the Roku romantic comedy Second Chance Holiday. It did not. The Warriors superstar publicly supported the project and reshared promotional material, rather than treating the scene as a controversy. His reaction carries far more weight than the opinions of strangers who feel offended on his behalf. In March, he marked Ayesha’s 37th birthday with a photo series and a message that opened, “Happy birthday to the one that makes this whole thing work! He went on to credit her drive and the grind behind the scenes. Ayesha answered in the comments with a love note of her own. The comparisons with Johnson and James are unfair to all three women. None of them owes the public the same personality, the same ambitions or the same boundaries. Supporting a spouse and building a career are not opposites, and Ayesha is trying to do both. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.
