?My Own Community Didn?t Want to..?: Right Before Meeting Stephen Curry, Wife Ayesha Faced Harsh Situation at Age 14

NBA superstar Stephen Curry married Ayesha in 2011. Ayesha Curry is an actress, cookbook author, and TV personality. The couple has two daughters and a son together. She has been one of the biggest supporters of Steph throughout his career in the NBA. Ayesha was born in Ontario, Canada. When her family relocated to North Carolina when she was 14, she met Steph for the first time. Ayesha recently revealed that things were not easy when they relocated. She admitted that she had a hard time fitting in.

?Growing up in Toronto, I was black. I?m a black woman,? Curry said.??I moved to the south, to North Carolina, right at the start of high school, so at 14, and there it was like ? who do you choose? I always loved every part of me. But there it was like ?no, you?re gonna go here.? Then it seemed like my own community didn?t want to, like, wrap their arms around me and embrace me. That kind of hurt.?

Curry revealed her story during a TV appearance on The View. Her testimony prompted many opinions from different sections of society. However, it can be said, that it took a lot of courage for Ayesha to open up on such a sensitive issue.

Ayesha has been a rock for the former MVP on and off the field. Interestingly, the two first met each other in a church.

Ayesha helped Stephen Curry through tough time

Stephen Curry is arguably one of the best shooters ever. He has won four NBA titles and two NBA MVP awards. He is one of the very few players to win back-to-back MVP titles. And his wife, Ayesha has been with him at every point of his career. Through the ups and downs.

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The Golden State Warriors selected him as the #7 pick of the 2009 NBA draft. He showed flashes of greatness in his first two seasons in the league.

But his third season was marred with injury layoffs and he missed most of the 2011-12 season. And there were concerns about his fitness and ankle. And he was at his lowest point at the time. Even though Curry is a very optimistic person, his injuries really tested his mental strength. Curry once revealed that Ayesha gave him the confidence to be optimistic and trust the process. With his wife and his family behind him, he was able to heal his ankle and strengthen it as well.

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In the very next season, he played 78 games and averaged more than 20 points for the first time in his career. And two years later, Curry won his first-ever NBA MVP award. He also led the Warriors to an NBA title that year. From there, there has been no stopping the ‘Baby Faced Assassin.’ He then won another MVP award, three more titles, and a Finals MVP award.