Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry took to social media Wednesday to address criticisms made of the acting role his wife, Ayesha, has in "Second Chance Holiday."
Former NBA players Nick Young -- who won a ring with Steph in 2017-18 -- and Gilbert Arenas reacted to the topic of Ayesha's kissing scene on the "We Said What We Said" podcast Saturday.
"The only blemish in the family is the wife in the sense because she doesn't act like the other superstars' wives. [Michael] Jordan's wife, Cookie [Johnson], that's Magic's [Johnson's] wife, Savannah [James], right, where we don't want to hear you," Arenas said on the podcast. "She hasn't been the American wife that the public knows."
Arenas went further, saying they "want" Ayesha's kissing scene to be a problem because "Steph is so innocent."
"I've been hearing a lot of noise and usually the noise doesn't bother me, doesn't bother Ayesha but, this one in particular when you try to step on the accomplishments of my wife and you know, obviously, leading podcast tapings and topics, giving opinions on somebody else's wife," Steph said, "Nick, Gil, Emmanuel [Acho] and anybody else who feels the need to want to have to jump in and give an opinion on something you really don't know about.
"Something that 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, even the ignorance behind how acting works, obviously I tried to laugh this off but something needs to be said."
Ayesha comes from an acting background that includes appearances in several films, such as "Irish Wish" and "Joy to the World," and the TV show "Hannah Montana" in her early career.
"Anytime Ayesha Curry shows up in your headline, I'd kindly suggest you just give the happy hands, the congratulations and maybe the apology as loud as you lead your shows with this topic," Steph said. "Appreciate the free pub."
Shortly after Steph addressed Arenas and Young's comments on social media, the duo issued an apology on "Gil's Arena."
"I'm sorry Steph. You my dog, I love you. If I say anything, I apologize like a man," Young said.
"I'm sorry if he's offended. I didn't mean it like that. I was just saying he's such a perfect dude," Arenas said.
"Second Chance Holiday" premiered on the Roku channel Thursday.