Stephen Curry calls out Gilbert Arenas and Nick Young in video after criticism from wife Ayesha

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

“Nick, Gil, Emmanuel and anyone who feels the need to step up and give their opinion on something that you don’t really know about, something that kind of opens the door to a larger conversation about how you view women in this world and what they’re allowed to do and what they’re not allowed to do,” Curry said in a video posted to Instagram (0:24 mark). “Given the ignorance about how acting works, I obviously tried to laugh it off, but something needs to be said. Every time Ayesha Curry appears in your title, kindly suggest giving happy hands, congratulations, and maybe the apologies can be as loud as when you run all your shows on this topic.”

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

“The only flaw in the family is the wife, in a sense,” Arenas said Saturday on the show We said what we said show (5:30 p.m.). “Because she doesn’t act like other superstar wives.”

“We don’t want to hear from you,” he added. “We just want to know that you’re here, that you’re okay. You take the pictures, but we don’t want to know about you.”

They finally apologized Wednesday for their comments.

“I’m sorry, Steph,” Young said. Gil Arena (0:50). “You’re my dog. I love you. If I say something, 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 guy you know, but I’m sorry.”

Ayesha began acting as a teenager and has continued to appear in TV shows and films since her marriage to Stephen in 2011. She has also had roles in other Christmas films including Joy to the world And Irish wish.

Stephen celebrated his wife’s latest film when it was first announced on October 27.

“My Leading Lady,” Curry wrote in an article on X. “I can see the work behind the scenes and now the world can see you shine and this is just the beginning…”

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

Although the two-time MVP never played alongside Arenas, their NBA careers overlapped for three seasons from 2009 to 2012.

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% from the field and 45.7% from three-point territory.