Ayesha Curry Says She Was "Just a Fan in That Moment" After Claiming NBA Finals Game Was Rigged

The wife of the professional basketball player was at the root of an NBA controversy after making false allegations on Twitter

By Samantha Schnurr Jul 06, 2016 6:12 PMTags
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Ayesha Curry sounded off during the NBA Finals, but now she regrets her digital words. 

In defense of her husband, Golden State Warriors pro Stephen Curry, the 27-year-old Canadian native blamed the team's Game 6 loss on a "rigged" system. "I've lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money... Or ratings in not sure which. I won't be silent . Just saw it live sry," she wrote in a tweet that was later deleted. The comments were rooted in the feeling that if Steph had not been fouled during the game, the team would have gone on to a victory. 

While Curry subsequently explained she "tweeted in the heat of the moment because the call was uncalled for," nearly a month later, she's airing her regret over the entire ordeal. 

"I was just a fan in that moment so I didn't think about the ramifications," she told People. "I regret the way that I voiced how hurt I was. I felt hurt for [Steph], and I didn't mean to offend anybody. Obviously, what I wrote is not what I think about what he does for a living."

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Though some time has already passed since the social media faux pas, Curry has bared the brunt of digital bullying. 

"Since all this hoopla has happened, I have been a victim of reading the comments," she explained to the magazine. "It hurts my feelings because I didn't intend to hurt anybody. I apologized for it, and I feel like people should move on. There's a lot more serious things going on in the world."

As for the subject of Curry's controversy, Stephen himself, the professional baller has his wife's back. "I know her intentions. I know where she was coming from," he told People. "You're not going to win any battles on Twitter, so I tell her, 'Keep being you. Keep doing what you're doing. Don't worry about what people are going to say."

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