Meet the SportsMAN- STEPH CURRY

Wayyyyy Up...He feels blessed!!!

                                             Photo credit: Linda Paiste 

 

SPORT: BASKETBALL 
ROLE: BASKETBALL PLAYER 

NATIONALITY: AMERICAN 

Stephen ''Steph''  Curry was born on the 14th of March 1988 in Akron, Ohio but grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is an NBA professional player who plays for the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, California. 

His first name is actually Wardell II. He was named after his father, ''Dell'' Curry who was a former NBA player with Charlotte Hornets. 

At 6 ft 3 and weighing  86 kg, Curry plays the point guard position and is regarded by some to be the greatest NBA shooter of all time. 

In the 2012-13 season, Curry eclipsed Ray Allen's record of 269 three-pointers set in the 2005-06 season with 272 three-pointers. 

The 2014-15 season set him alight when he was named NBA Championships MVP as he broke his own record with 286 three-pointers  and led the Warriors to a franchise-record and NBA-best 67 wins on the season.   

Curry led the Warriors to their first NBA Championship since 1975, defeating Lebron James' Cleveland Cavaliers. 

In addition to his stellar career, he has won two FIBA World Championship  gold medals with the US National team; in 2010 and 2014. 

Steph is a self-proclaimed Christian. He spoke about his faith during his MVP speech and on some of his "Curry One" basketball shoes, there is a lace loop scripted "4:13" in reference to the bible verse, Philippians 4:13 

The leading lady in Steph's life is 26 year-old Ayesha Curry, a Canadian actress who he started dating in 2008. The couple met as teenagers in their church but on July 30 2011, they tied the knot. 

The live in Orinda, California and have a three year-old daughter, Riley Curry, and are expecting a second daughter in July. 

Riley is known as the latest ''Curry'' to steal hearts worldwide with her adorable press conference and stadium appearances during the playoffs, including a memorable rendition of Big Sean's ''Blessings'' where right in the middle of her father's response in a press conference she chirped ''WayYYYyy Up......I feel blessed''. 

This reportedly spiked the rush for ''Steph Curry'' jerseys as he leads the sales for April-June, surpassing Lebron James in second and other notable players like Kobe Bryant in sixth and last season's MVP; Kevin Durant in surprisingly, 11th spot.