Steph Curry Defends Wife Ayesha After Bar Claims She ‘Can’t Cook’

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He’s got her back. Steph CurryHe came up with a creative way to defend the wife. Ayesha CurryAfter being publicly ridiculed by a Boston bar, she was finally allowed to show her culinary skills.

The 34-year-old point guard — whose team, the Golden State Warriors, is currently facing off with the Boston Celtics in the NBA Championship Finals — grabbed reporters’ attention when he wore a shirt bearing the phrase “Ayesha Curry CAN Cook”To a press conference after the game on Monday, June 13 When asked about the “backstory” to his shirt, Steph responded, “You gotta ask around the room and ask Twitter [what it means].”

The NBA all-star’s ensemble was a response to a Boston-area sports bar named Game On!, who posted a chalkboard sign outside of their building that read, “Ayesha Curry Can’t Cook” ahead of Monday’s game. The sign’s other side was also a joke at his family. It stated that he was a Celtics fan. Jayson Tatum‘s 4-year-old son, Duece, was “better” than Steph’s eldest daughter, Riley Curry.

Ayesha, 33 years old, has made a name for herself in the culinary industry, despite the back-and forth between the Ohio natives and Celtics fans. Ayesha also wrote the 2016 cookbook. The Seasoned LifeIts 2020 follow-up. The Full PlateThe Ayesha’s Home KitchenStar is co-owner of International Smoke, a barbecue chain with locations in Houston, Miami, and San Francisco.

Steph and Ayesha — who share daughters Riley, 9, and Ryan, 6, as well as son Canon, 3 — were high school sweethearts and tied the knot in July 2011 and the couple have frequently made headlines for defending one another from online trolls over the years. After she admitted to her confession on an episode of “The Apprentice”, the celebrity chef was subject to backlash in May 2019. Red Table Talk that she often gets “insecure” when women hit on Steph.

“I have never been one to cage my feelings and emotions to any capacity. I am human,” Ayesha wrote via Instagram the day after her episode of the talk show went viral. “It brings me pure joy to speak my mind, be vulnerable at times and to know myself inside and out. Seeing as how it’s mental health awareness month I really want to take the time to encourage everyone to speak their truth regardless of perception, fitting into a mold or offending someone, because it’s YOUR truth.”

Steph shared a support message for his wife via his own social media accounts. “Proud of you for being authentic and putting yourself out there — not being afraid of potential bull s#*# and nonsense that could and did come at you,” the professional athlete wrote via his Instagram Story at the time. “Way more positive than negative with all of this. Keep being you. I love you.”

Ayesha’s decision to dye her hair blonde was criticized by some commenters the following year. She later admitted that it was just a hair wig. “You beautiful baby. And don’t you let anybody tell you differently ok? I mean it,” the basketball pro wrote via Instagram in October 2020. “There’s just a bunch of meanies out there and I don’t like it. I don’t like it one bit. Do you boo boo.”

He continued: “P.S. If the wig falls off I won’t tell anybody, I promise. Pinky promise. It be hilarious though, but won’t anybody know. Wait- that’s been you in this bed the whole time??? I ain’t even know. Now I’m tripping 👀😂 .”

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