After two former NBA players, Nick Young and Gilbert Arenas, made comments about Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry's wife, Ayesha, they apologized to the four-time champion.
The two almost immediately apologized, as they happened to be filming a live episode of Gil's Arena after Curry posted his response to their comments.
“This is exactly why I made the comment: Because he’s a professional, professional,” Arenas said. “He doesn't get in trouble for nothing. He says the right things. If you gotta judge this family, the only blemish is the things that his wife has said.”
He reinforced that the only potential “blemish” on the family is the “little things” his wife says. Young, Curry's former teammate, was quicker to apologize, saying, “Steph, I'm sorry, man. You my dog, I love you. If I said anything, I apologize like a man!”
Arenas gave another apology, saying he was “sorry if he's offended,” once again explaining, “I didn't mean it like that. I was just saying, he's such a perfect dude. But I'm sorry if he's offended.”
What did Nick Young and Gilbert Arenas say about Warriors star Stephen Curry's wife Ayesha?
The drama stemmed from comments made by Arenas and Young during an episode of What She Said Podcast. Arenas said that “we don't want to hear” or “know” Ayesha Curry, calling her a “blemish” on the family while comparing her to the wives of other stars like LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson. This came after her leading role in the holiday rom-com Second Chance Holiday came out.
Curry responded, “kindly” suggesting that if they bring up his wife again, to “just give the happy hands, a congratulations,” and said that the “apology” might be “as loud as y'all leading y'all show with this topic.”
He believes that their comments speak “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.”