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12 years have passed by, but the love is still intact between Stephen Curry and his longtime partner. No, we\u2019re not talking about Ayesha Curry, but another relationship the NBA veteran has developed, thanks to a botched PowerPoint presentation\u2026<\/p>\n
The year was 2013, and Curry was still developing himself into the icon he\u2019s today. Shy of being a 4x NBA Champion, or an NBA Finals MVP, or a 2x NBA Most Valuable Player, the then 25-year-old was just another face in the crowd to Nike. In retrospect, though, that thought didn\u2019t age well.<\/p>\n
When Curry\u2019s first sneaker deal was about to expire, his family took pitch meetings to several major sneaker brands. Nike offered the young talent a $2.5 million per year deal. Under Armour, on the other hand, went above and beyond with a $4 million per year deal, along with giving him a signature shoe and making him the face of the company. However, the final nail in the coffin was when Curry was essentially close to being insulted during his meeting with Nike.<\/p>\n
As a young Stephen and his mother sat down for an interview with the mega brand, one of Nike\u2019s representatives reportedly mispronounced Stephen\u2019s name as Steph-on<\/em>. What\u2019s more? A PowerPoint presentation reportedly displayed Kevin Durant\u2019s name instead. Now, no matter how much of a rookie, that\u2019s not an insult anyone would take lightly, let alone the Curry family. But, who was this unnamed executive who committed the cardinal sin?<\/p>\n For the longest time, people assumed it would be Nike\u2019s then Vice President of North American basketball operations, Nico Harrison. However, the executive-turned-Dallas Mavericks GM cleared the air, saying, \u201cThere is an article out. And the article says I mispronounced his name. It wasn\u2019t me. It absolutely wasn\u2019t me. But they didn\u2019t know the other person, they knew me. So, they say I mispronounced his name because it\u2019s sexy. But I\u2019m like, first of all, I\u2019ve known this guy forever, like since he was in high school. I used to represent his dad. How am I going to mispronounce his name? I might have called him Seth, but I wasn\u2019t going to mispronounce his name. So yeah, Nike made a mistake.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIn all honesty, if he would have stayed with Nike, his business would be a monster right now. A monster,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Harrison had further added, which Curry seems to sorely disagree with. Just last month, the player appeared in a Bloomberg documentary where journalist Emily Chang had asked him, \u201cA former Nike executive said that if you had stayed with Nike, your business would\u2019ve been a monster. How do you respond to that?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n To this, the 36-year-old responded, \u201cThere\u2019s a reason I\u2019m not there. I\u2019ve always been an underdog. It\u2019s kind of my mentality, and when I joined Under Armour back in 2013, the basketball roster was pretty slim and basically starting the category from scratch. So, to be a signature athlete for the seven, eight years that I was there to then turning it into a Curry brand and the success that we\u2019ve had, I\u2019m super proud of that, to be honest. But the fact that I took a chance and wanted to create something on my own, and you know, and sitting where I am right now, that speaks way more than saying what could have been with Nike.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Well, looks like Curry has clearly chosen sides, which was also evident in his recent appearance at an event\u2026<\/p>\n Now that you know everything that went down, have you seen those Instagram videos where people are asked to break down their outfits and rate themselves? If so, you\u2019ve probably heard of Ajay Porter, popular by the name Mystery Fashionist on the platform. Well, the guy just got lucky last night during All-Star weekend, adding another celebrity interaction pinned to his IG account\u2014the Currys!<\/p>\n Both Steph and Ayesha Curry were absolutely stunning in their high-fashion outfits, but an uncomfortable situation soon dawned on them. Although\u2026 Steph, in his naturally cool and composed manner, proved again where his loyalty lies\u2026<\/p>\n The video started with a simple introduction, followed by Ajay asking them to rate their outfits from 1 to 10. Ayesha went first saying, \u201cI would rate my outfit a 7.\u201d<\/em> Wondering why she deducted the three points?<\/p>\n \u201cDue to comfortability,\u201d<\/em> she explained. Sometimes fashion doesn\u2019t prioritize comfort, and that\u2019s exactly what Ayesha chose on Saturday night. She went on to add, \u201cI Have on Givenchy boots, they\u2019re denim thigh-high. I have on a diesel top. Some Alex Moss jewelry.\u201d<\/em> And let\u2019s not forget her skinny red leather pants; they were from Fashion Nova. If that wasn\u2019t a diva-like appearance, then what is? While Ayesha<\/em> kept her fashion game strong, Steph preferred staying loyal to his brand.<\/p>\n When the mic turned towards him, Curry said, \u201cI was gonna rate it like an 8, but then I got a lot of compliments walking through here.\u201d<\/em> So he bumped his rating up to a \u201c9\u201d<\/em>. Now that\u2019s the kind of confidence we expect from the Warriors star. So what exactly was he wearing? A grey matching top and bottom set, paired with \u201cthe Bottega shoes\u201d<\/em> and \u201can Under Armour tee.\u201d<\/em> He could never go wrong with that. \u201cSo I\u2019m locked in comfort under here,\u201d<\/em> he stated. His UA brand saved the day when it came to comfort.<\/p>\n Both Steph and Ayesha have packed schedules during the All-Star weekend, as they\u2019re the unofficial hosts of the event. But despite the chaos, they\u2019ve kept their priorities straight, always making time to give back to society first.<\/p>\n The couple\u2019s weekend kicked off on Friday, not with the events, but with a noble cause. Though they no longer live in Oakland, the city where their journey began will always feel like home to them. So, turning their back on it was never really an option.<\/p>\n They started by providing a day\u2019s service to the elementary school of Oakland, along with a playground renovation. Their goal is to help children in need by supporting their education and future through their Eat.Learn.Play Foundation. \u201cWe have an amazing team behind us that is taking the direction and the commitment that Ayesha and I have to Oakland and leverage that to create amazing impact,\u201d<\/em> Curry said in an interview with The Associated Press.<\/p>\n Besides their charitable work, Steph will be expected to bring his energy to the All-Star game, which just began, while Ayesha could be seen in the stands cheering him on, as she always does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ayesha Curry and Stephen Curry were seen talking about their outfits, and the former mentioned feeling uncomfortable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\nStephen and Ayesha Curry make an impact by giving back to the community<\/h2>\n