Stephen Curry says the podcast talk about his wife reflects how the hosts view women
Stephen CurryGolden State Warriors guard, in a video posted on Instagram
In a video on Instagram, Curry names Nick, Gil and Emmanuel and says their opinions about his wife speak to how they view women and what women are allowed to do. He asks that the apology be as loud as the shows that led with the topic.
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Ayesha Curry is the only blemish on the Curry family because she does not act like the wives of other NBA superstars, whom the public wants to see but not to hear from.
“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”
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Gilbert Arenas calls Ayesha Curry the "only blemish" in the Curry family; Stephen Curry calls out Arenas, Nick Young and Emmanuel Acho
On November 7, 2026, in a segment of the We Said What We Said show about Ayesha Curry's on-screen kiss with co-star Matthew Daddario in the Roku Channel film Second Chance Holiday, former NBA player Gilbert Arenas said Stephen Curry is the definition of a father and that "The only blemish in the family is the wife, in a sense," because she does not act like other superstars' wives. His co-host Nick Young mostly agreed. A day earlier, former NFL player Emmanuel Acho had said on his Speakeasy show that he would not be comfortable watching a partner kiss someone else on screen. On November 11, Curry posted a video on Instagram naming Nick, Gil and Emmanuel and saying the talk about his wife "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." Within hours, on Gil's Arena, Young apologized and Arenas said he was sorry if Curry was offended while repeating that the only blemish was the things his wife had said. Arenas and Young apologized again in an episode released that evening, Pacific time, and Acho apologized on his show the next day. Sports journalist Jemele Hill called Arenas's remarks disrespectful.
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Video Stephen Curry posted on Instagram on November 11, 2026, captioned with a note that viewers do not have to like and subscribe to all podcasts. He names Nick, Gil and Emmanuel, says the talk about his wife speaks to how they view women, and asks for an apology as loud as the shows that led with the topic.
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Bleacher Report's account of Curry's Instagram video, quoting it and the earlier We Said What We Said segment in which Arenas called Ayesha Curry the only blemish in the family, and reporting Young's and Arenas's responses.
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Los Angeles Times account of the comments by Arenas, Young and Acho about Ayesha Curry's role in Second Chance Holiday, Curry's Instagram reply, and the apologies that followed, with background on the film and on Ayesha Curry's career.
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Curry says the noise usually does not bother him or his wife, but that this time people were stepping on her accomplishments and leading podcast tapings with opinions on somebody else's wife. He names Nick, Gil and Emmanuel and anyone else who weighs in on something they do not really know about.
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Curry says he tried to laugh it off but that something needed to be said. He suggests hosts congratulate Ayesha Curry whenever she appears in their headlines, and thanks them for the attention to Second Chance Holiday.
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Curry says the hosts' comments about his wife reflect how they view women and what women are allowed to do, and asks them for an apology, so we labeled it Condemned.
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Read the full caseJemele Hill calls Gilbert Arenas's remarks about Ayesha Curry wholly disrespectful
“What Gilbert Arenas said about Ayesha was wholly disrespectful. It also was disrespectful to use Cookie Johnson as an example of shut up and play your role. Complete ignorance.”Read statement
Gilbert Arenas says he is sorry if Stephen Curry is offended but repeats that his wife's words are the family's only blemish
“If you gotta judge this family, the only blemish is the things that his wife has said, there's nothing Steph has ever said. ... I'm sorry if he's offended.”Read statement
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