Ahead of Team USA’s 2024 Paris Olympic quarterfinal matchup, superstar point guard Steph Curry’s wife and sons arrived in Paris to cheer him on.
Despite Curry’s offensive struggles, Team USA finished 3-0 in Group C, comfortably defeating Serbia (110-84), South Sudan (103-86) and Puerto Rico (104-83).
The Americans’ group-play dominance set the stage for Tuesday’s quarterfinal showdown against Brazil in the men’s Olympic basketball tournament’s knockout stage. The Brazilians finished 1-2 in Group B, falling to France (78-66) and Germany (86-73) before securing a crucial victory over Japan (102-84).
On Sunday, Curry’s wife, Ayesha Curry, shared an Instagram story featuring her and Steph’s two sons, Canon and Caius, touching down in Paris with her. Ayesha expressed excitement about them preparing to support Steph amid his quest for his first Olympic gold medal.
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“We made it!!!!! Ready to cheer on Steph Curry and Team USA. First boys trip!” Ayesha said.
Ayesha has supported Steph throughout his 15-year NBA career and international competitions. While the Golden State Warriors superstar already has two FIBA World Cup gold medals (2010 and 2014), this year marks his Olympic debut.
Steph and Ayesha spent time apart during Team USA’s pre-knockout stage Olympic schedule, with the latter taking care of Caius, their newborn baby. That includes during their 13th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
However, Ayesha previously touched on her plans to travel to Paris in her “Thirteen Lune” blog. On top of appearing eager to cheer on Steph, she added that she was looking forward to returning to one of her “favorite” cities.
“It’s one of my favorite places. I love the art and culture and the food, of course!” Ayesha said.
Steph Curry unfazed by shooting struggles ahead of Olympic quarterfinals with wife and sons in attendance
Steph Curry has had a relatively quiet Olympic debut thus far, averaging only 7.3 points per game on 32.0% shooting through three outings. However, he seemingly isn’t concerned about his uncharacteristic shooting woes.
Ahead of Saturday’s victory over Puerto Rico, Curry spoke about adjusting to a lesser offensive role with Team USA.
“I know teams are going to be locked in on tracking me. So, that puts a little more pressure on the shots you get,” Curry said “… You go from shooting 20-something a game to maybe six-to-10, so you have to be ready for them.”
He added that he expected to soon break out of his shooting slump.
“The floodgates could open at any time, so you don’t ever want to get down on yourself,” Curry said. “You can’t let [missed shots] rob you of all the other stuff you need to do to help the team win.”
Curry finished with eight points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal and two 3-pointers, shooting 37.5% over 18 minutes against the Puerto Ricans. However, all his points came in the first half before cooling off in the third quarter and resting during the fourth quarter.
After the game, Curry reiterated his desire to “stay locked in.” The four-time NBA champion will look to build upon Saturday’s strong first-half performance on Tuesday against Brazil with his wife and sons in attendance.
