Former NBA wife Sonya Curry and her husband, former NBA player Dell Stephen Curry Sr., are sometimes in the highlight due to the incredible success of their three children.

As hosts of the podcast “Raising Fame: Sports Edition” had its premiere In 2020, Steph Curry’s parents focused on the experiences of other extraordinary families from the world of sports.

However, 4 years later, in the course of the introduction episode on her show “Raising Fame” with Shaquille O’Neal’s mother, Lucille O’Neal, the roles were reversed. This time, the Currys were forced to open up about their very own experiences raising three children who seem to dominate their fields.

Steph Curry, probably the most famous of their children, has achieved legendary status in the NBA with 4 championship rings, two MVP awards and a signature shimmy that fans love. Not only has he won as co-captain of the Golden State Warriors, but off the court he can also be often known as a devoted husband and father of 4, proving that his success extends beyond basketball.

The point guard not only followed in the footsteps of his father, Dell, and have become a skilled basketball player, but he also exceeded expectations.

His brother, Seth Curry, can also be carving out a legacy as a journeyman in the league, recently re-signing with the Charlotte Hornets. He is married to Callie Rivers Curry, whose father is Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers, and the 2 have three children.

Seth and Steph Curry might be the primary brothers to play against one another in the identical conference finals. (via @EliasSports) photo:twitter.com/Fmzs72ujEe

— ESPN (@espn) May 12, 2019

Their sister, Sydel Curry, is carving out her own path as a social media influencer. She is married to Phoenix Suns player Damion Lee, with whom she has two children.

Despite their family’s remarkable accomplishments, Sonya and Dell divorced in 2021 but remained friends after the difficult split.

Not only are they cordial, but based on the July episode, they’re united in distancing themselves from labels like “NBA First Family” or “NBA Royalty.”

In this system, Sonya spoke truthfully concerning the pressure these titles bring and the way they affect her image in the media.

“When people say that, I don’t even respond,” Sonya said. “I smile a little. I don’t want to be rude, but I don’t even… I don’t understand what it means. What does the first family mean?”

She continued, “I think for some reason it was like I was in the stands and I — there are so many other moms like me.”

Happy National Siblings Day! We’ve “grown up” rather well @sdotcurry AND @sydelcurryI really like you all. photo:twitter.com/abLvkJV0oR

— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) April 11, 2016

According to Sonia, who’s arguably as famous as her NBA-playing husband and sons, the press clearly doesn’t want to draw attention to other moms.

She noted that the league and a few media outlets often trained their cameras on her, sometimes capturing moments that could possibly be misinterpreted.

“I often get caught in situations I don’t like,” she says. “I’m making crazy faces or I’m trying to get my daughter-in-law (Ayesha Curry) to drink my margarita and she’s pregnant.”

Sonya didn’t say when it happened, but her grandchildren were born: daughters Riley, born in July 2012, Ryan Carson in July 2015, sons Canon, born in July 2018, and a boy Caius Chai Curry, who was born in May.

Reflecting on how intentional the producers are, Sonya revealed, “We actually found out the first year they were competing for the NBA title that they had a camera assigned to us, on us, the entire game, and we didn’t know about it.”

“So whenever they needed something, they could click on it and get it from different places or different moments during the game,” she continued. “It could be that we just got there and sat down. Well, they used that clip in the third quarter and cut it up like that.”

Steph’s mum explained how these media outlets can slice and dice footage to create misleading narratives, giving the impression that she is disinterested or indignant with Stephen when in reality these moments are taken out of context.

She expressed fatigue with how the media unfairly targets her and her family, each positively and negatively, while many other NBA parents go unnoticed.

“There are so many parents who do the exact same thing with their kids,” Sonya said. “Their kids have kids… they’re more successful than our kids.”

She also dismissed the concept of ​​being called a “single mother” since it “belittles” the concept of ​​what single moms undergo, adding: “My mother was a single mother.”

Sonia doesn’t fit the outline of “NBA star royalty.”

Especially when their children had to prove themselves, especially Steph.

Recently, during an appearance on Audible’s “Heat Check with Stephen and Dell Curry,” Dell talked about how his son wasn’t tall for a teenage ballet dancer, and he didn’t hesitate to point the finger at his ex-wife Sonya for Steph’s shortness.

“You’ve always been the smallest, shortest, skinniest kid on all your teams, from the age of six, through sixth grade, to now, and I owe that to your mother,” Dell told Steph in the show’s second episode.

Fortunately, he grew into a man of 198 cm tall, only 7.5 cm shorter than his father and almost 30 cm taller than his mother.

It can also be proof that the family is just like several other, confirming that she sees herself as certainly one of the various individuals who support her children in their sporting achievements.

For Sonya, she and her family don’t need the eye or the sensational stories that usually include it. That’s why she and O’Neal began their show, and she or he and her ex began theirs.