Stephen Curry attended the final of the US Open last Saturday. When meeting finalist Jessica Pegula, a curious situation arose with her husband
The new NBA season doesn’t start until the end of October. Until then, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is passing the time in other ways. Last Saturday, the 35-year-old and his wife Ayesha were seen in the stands at the US Open tennis Grand Slam.
US-American Jessica Pegula lost the tournament final, but was still able to laugh about her encounter with the NBA star afterwards.
The two had met up with their respective partners before the final. Pegula’s husband was particularly looking forward to the meeting, as he is an ardent fan of the NBA star. According to the tennis player, he even called his cell phone “Steph Curry”.
Pegula had to leave the conversation early due to the match, which is why she asked her husband afterwards how it had gone. “Please tell me you didn’t tell him about the iPhone thing,” she said later.
“Oh, of course I did,” her husband replied, claiming that Curry had been thrilled about it. Pegula herself had some doubts about this: “I said: ‘Was he? Or does he just think you’re crazy now?” That was pretty funny. “