Jemele Hill Blasts 'Completely Disrespectful' Comment On Ayesha Curry

Jul 15, 2026; New York, NY, USA; Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry arrive on the red carpet before the 2026 ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesMandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Jemele Hill Blasts 'Completely Disrespectful' Comment On Ayesha Curry

Originally posted on The Spun | By Andrew Holleran | Last updated Nov 11, 2026 7:06 PM ET

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Jemele Hill is putting former NBA star Gilbert Arenas on blast for his “completely disrespectful” comment on Steph Curry’s wife, Ayesha.

Ayesha Curry, who has been married to the NBA star for 15 years, is set to act in a Christmas rom-com this year. It’s an acting role, obviously, but some NBA fans (and former players) have taken issue with Steph Curry’s wife pursuing another man in an on-screen role. Gilbert Arenas is among those people.

Arenas, Nick Young and others have criticized Ayesha Curry for being an apparent distraction to her husband.

“I’m sorry, Steph,” Young said on Wednesday. “You my dawg. I love you. If I said anything, I apologize like a man.”

Arenas later said he “apologized if (Curry) was offended.”

Their comments came after Steph Curry publicly called them out in a social media post.

“I’ve been hearing a lot of noise, and usually the noise doesn’t bother me, doesn’t bother Ayesha,” Curry said in the video. “But this one, in particular, when you’re trying to step on the accomplishments of my wife (bothers me).”

“Even the ignorance behind how acting works,” Curry continued in his video. “Obviously, I tried to laugh this one off, but something needs to be said. Anytime Ayesha Curry shows up in your headline, I’d kindly suggest you just give the happy hands, the congratulations, and maybe the apology can be as loud as y’all leading y’all’s shows with this topic. So, (I) appreciate the free (publicity). Thank you for giving a nice shoutout to ‘Second Chance Holiday,’ which y’all can find on Roku, starring Ayesha Curry.”

The new movie “Second Chance Holiday,” debuted Nov. 5.

Jemele Hill blasts Gilbert Arenas’ comment

The former ESPN star took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to put Arenas on blast.

“What Gilbert Arenas said about Ayesha was wholly disrespectful. It also was disrespectful to use Cookie Johnson as an example of shut up and play your role. Complete ignorance,” she posted.

Steph Curry, meanwhile, is currently starring for the Warriors, who are 8-3 on the season.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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