In 2022, Steph Curry’s mother, Sonya Curry, made a surprising admission in her memoir, “Fierce Love,” writing that she considered having an abortion when she was pregnant with Steph Curry. During an appearance on “The Travis Hearn Podcast,” Sonya opened up about how her mother considered having an abortion when she was pregnant.
Following a sneak peek of the podcast’s appearance earlier in the week, the full episode was released on Wednesday. Sonya opened up about a wide range of topics, from motherhood to her divorce from Dell Curry and everything in between.
At one point, she talked about how her mother became pregnant at age 16 during the time the United States was desegregating schools. The pregnancy was unwanted, leading Sonya’s mother to consider whether to abort or not.
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That’s when his grandmother intervened.
“My grandmother stepped in and said, ‘You’re going to take care of your responsibilities,'” Sonya said. “It was a lot of weight for a young woman of 16 and 17 years old, with an unwanted pregnancy.”
“I don’t want to say rape, but it was an unwanted situation, in a club. I have a hard time talking about it, so I’ll leave it as an unwanted pregnancy. After that, I almost had an abortion.” But it didn’t work and here I am.”
Steph Curry’s mother kept her sons away from NBA media long before the debate era came along.
One of the biggest topics of discussion in NBA circles are talk shows like “First Take.” While hot takes, heated debates and fierce criticism spark engagement and draw in viewers, players like Giannis Antetokounmpo have criticized programs for praising players one day and criticizing them the next.
According to Steph Curry’s mother, Sonya Curry, when she was raising Steph and Seth Curry, she kept her children away from the local newspapers. As he explained on “The Travis Hearn Podcast,” he made sure the family didn’t receive any newspapers because he didn’t want his children to see their father’s back-and-forth coverage.
“When the kids were little and Dell was in the league, we didn’t get the newspaper,” Sonya said. “I wouldn’t let him come into the house.
“You know, one day they praise their father and the next day they criticize him. I thought, ‘I’m not going to let my children experience that at a young age.’ It plants the seed that they need that praise or desire for notoriety.”
While some fans feel that the rise of hot takes and talk shows like “First Take” have hurt media coverage of the NBA, it appears that back-and-forth criticism was prevalent even in the 1980s and 1990s, when Steph was a girl
Edited by Víctor Ramón Gálvez.