Ex-NFL Star, Who Forced Stephen Curry’s Mom to Be ‘Kicked Out’ Due to Infidelity, Had Unknown Childhood Bond With Father Dell

Sonya and Dell Curry, the parents of NBA superstar Stephen Curry made headlines worldwide for all the wrong reasons. The two filed for divorce following claims of infidelity from both sides.

While Dell accused Sonya of cheating with a former NFL star, the other side claimed that Dell indulged in infidelity throughout his career. According to reports, “Dell accuses Sonya of carrying on an extramarital affair for years with Steven Johnson, who was a Virginia Tech athlete in the mid-’80s at the same time as the splitting couple.“

However, Sonya Curry asserted that she has been living ago because Dell doesn’t allow her to live at home. Although she also revealed that she was in a dating relationship, Sonya clarified that it was after the two split legally.

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Interestingly enough, it seems Steven Johnson has a long history with the family of Stephen Curry. Some reports claimed that Johnson is a long-time friend of Dell.

Former NFL star accused of cheating happens to be Dell Curry’s friend

Dell and Sonya were star athletes for their college, Virginia Tech. While Sonya pursued volleyball and also basketball, Dell was obviously a basketball player. After all, he has had a decent career in the NBA as well.

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Interestingly enough, Steven Johnson happened to attend the same institution as the two. Moreover, according to reports, he was friends with Stephen Curry‘s parents from their university days.

An old tweet from a user connected all the dots. The tweet dated back to 2013 said, “Just talked to former VT TE Steven Johnson. Was heading to Charlotte to get Dell and Sonya Curry and flying to Indy for Duke’s game. Cool.” This tweet by Jimmy Robertson confirms the relationship between the three.

What did Stephen Curry say about his parent’s divorce?

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is not one to shy away from commenting on issues. When asked about his parent’s divorce, he gave a rather calm reply.

“But it’s going to be an acknowledgment of both of y’all in terms of how y’all raised me. The calmness I have in myself is because of y’all,” said Curry. He talked about how he is handling the situation calmly and maturely.