Steph Curry usually ignores the “noise” off the court, except when it’s about his wife, Ayesha.

The Golden State Warriors star refused to stay silent after hearing his former teammate Nick Young and retired NBA star Gilbert Arenas call Ayesha a “blemish” on her family after seeing her on-screen kiss in the movie Second Chance Christmas.

Defending his wife of 15 years, Steph addressed Nick and Gilbert’s scathing comments in an Instagram video on Wednesday, November 12. 

“Usually the noise doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t bother Ayesha, but this one in particular, when you’re trying to step on the accomplishments of my wife and, you know, obviously needing podcasts, tapings and topics and giving opinions on somebody else’s wife,” the 38-year-old began.

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“Nick, Gil, Emmanuel, and anybody else who feels the need to wanna have to, you know, jump in and give an opinion of something you don’t really know about, something that kinda speaks to a bigger conversation on how you view women in this world and what they’re allowed and what they’re not allowed to do.”

He continued: “Even the ignorance behind how acting works. Obviously I tried to laugh this one off, but, you know, something needs to be said and, you know, anytime Ayesha Curry shows up in your headline, I kindly suggest you just give the, you know, the happy hands, the congratulations.”

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Steph was referring to Nick and Gilbert’s comments on their We Said What We Said podcast on November 7, where they blasted Ayesha for not acting like other NBA stars’ wives, including Michael Jordan’s wife Yvette.

“He is the definition of what everybody sees as a father,” retired Washington Wizards player Gilbert, 44, said, as Steph’s former Warriors teammate Nick agreed.

“The only blemish in the family is the wife, in the sense, that she doesn’t act like the other superstars’ wives,” Gilbert continued.

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“We don’t want to hear you. We just want to know you’re there, you’re fine. You’re taking the pictures. But we don’t want to know you.”

Steph ended his video by suggesting Ayesha’s critics show support as loudly as they voiced their judgment.

“Maybe the apology can be as loud as y’all leading y’all shows with this topic,” he added. “Appreciate the free pub.”

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Steph’s message reached its intended targets, as Nick has since apologized. “I’m sorry, Steph. You my dog, I love you,” he grovelled on the Gil’s Arena podcast. “If I say anything, I apologize like a man.”

Gilbert, meanwhile, defended his comments, but claimed they weren’t meant to be harsh. “This is exactly why I made the comment, because he’s a professional. He says the right things. If you gotta judge this family, the only blemish is the things that his wife has said.”

He added: “I didn’t mean it like that. I was just saying he’s such a perfect dude.”