Stephen Curry Calls Out Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young in Video After Criticism of Wife Ayesha

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry called out former teammate Nick Young and former NBA star Gilbert Arenas regarding criticism of his wife, Ayesha.

"Nick, Gil, Emmanuel and anybody else who feels the need to jump in and give an opinion on something you don't really 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," Curry said in a video posted on Instagram (0:24 mark). "Given the ignorance around how acting works, obviously I tried to laugh this one off but something needs to be said. Anytime Ayesha Curry shows up in your headline, kindly suggest that you just give the happy hands, the congratulations, and maybe the apology can be as loud as when y'all leading y'all shows with this topic."

Arenas and Young previously discussed Ayesha continuing her acting career in the new holiday romance film Second Chance Holiday.

"The only blemish in the family is the wife, in a sense," Arenas said Saturday on the We Said What We Said show (5:30 mark). "Because she doesn't act like the other superstars wives."

"We don't want to hear you," he added. "We just want to know you're there, you're fine. You're taking the pictures, but we don't want to know you."

They eventually apologized for their comments on Wednesday.

"I'm sorry, Steph," Young said on Gil's Arena (0:50 mark). "You my dog. I love you. If I said anything, I apologize like a man. I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry if he's offended, I didn't mean it like that," Arenas added. "I was just saying he's such a perfect dude that you know, but I am sorry."

Ayesha started acting as a teenager and has continued to appear in television shows and movies since getting married to Stephen in 2011. She's also had roles in other Christmas films including Joy to the World and Irish Wish.

Stephen celebrated his wife's latest movie when it was first announced on Oct. 27.

"My Leading Lady," Curry wrote in a post on X. "I get to see the work behind the scenes and now the world gets to see you shine and this is just the beginning…"

Curry was previously teammates with Young during the 2017-18 season, as they won a championship together on the Warriors.

While the two-time MVP never played alongside Arenas, their NBA careers overlapped for three seasons from 2009-12.

Curry has thrived to open his 2026-27 campaign in Golden State, averaging 30.6 points and 4.3 assists per game while shooting 50.3 percent from the field and 45.7 percent from three-point territory.