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Ayesha Curry slams Twitter user who accused Steph of snubbing young fan

Originally posted on Sportress of Blogitude
By Jason Rowan | Last updated 11/28/17

Ayesha Curry fired back at a Twitter troll who accused husband Stephen Curry of snubbing a young fan before a recent game.

The incident, chronicled in a tweet from @bejeffthegod , shows a young fan wearing a Curry jersey posing for photos with other Golden State Warriors players. Video in the tweet — which read, “yo….Steph Curry ain’t (expletive) lol” — shows the youngster calling out to Curry for an autograph.

The encounter — or lack thereof — apparently occurred ahead of a Nov. 19 game against the Nets at Barclays Center. Ayesha Curry, no stranger to defending her husband on social media and elsewhere, fired back at the insinuation the NBA superstar would ever purposely snub a young fan.

So tired of seeing this. He was looking for a family member in a crowd of 100 people which you can’t see on the other side of the camera…

— Ayesha Curry (@ayeshacurry) November 27, 2017

He would never purposefully ignore a squirrel let alone a precious little boy. Demeaning someone to get your followers up much.

— Ayesha Curry (@ayeshacurry) November 27, 2017

When confronted with a tweet that argued Curry had to see the kid, Ayesha Curry said that was not necessarily the case.

No he didn’t. He does the same thing to me at least once a week . He has tunnel vision. If you had placed a bet you would’ve lost so bad.

— Ayesha Curry (@ayeshacurry) November 27, 2017

ESPN’s Jemele Hill later chimed in by coming to Curry’s defense.

FWIW, family of the young fan reached out to me and I assured them that Steph would never purposely ignore a little boy. In general, people need to understand that when someone of his stature is constantly bombarded with requests, somebody will inevitably leave unsatisfied.

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) November 28, 2017

Curry has fostered a reputation of being fan-friendly and frequently is seen interacting with and signing autographs for young fans. It’s far more reasonable to assume Curry simply did not see the kid, or at the very least did not purposely snub him.

This article first appeared on Sportress of Blogitude and was syndicated with permission.

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