Riley Curry, the first daughter of National Basketball Association star Steph Curry, won hearts in 2015 when she sat on her father’s lap during interview sessions. It’s been nine years since the incidents, but time has only made that video a classic cute moment in the history of sporting interviews.
The young girl, now 12 years old as of 2024, has decided to also get into the sporting world as is wont for most celebrity children to tow the part of their parents. However, rather than bask in the shadow of her father’s basketball career, she chose a different sport and is shining bright in her chosen field.
Here is all you should know about Steph Curry’s Daughter, Riley Curry
Riley Curry is the Athlete’s First Child with His Wife Ayesha Curry
Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry first met in 2003 as teenagers. About 5 years later, they were reunited and by July 30, 2011, they got married and began to build a family. Almost a year later, their first child was born.
Riley Elizabeth Curry is the eldest child of the couple and she was born on July 19, 2012. After her came Ryan Carson Curry, the second daughter, born on July 10, 2015, and then the third Curry child a boy named Canon Curry, came 3 years later, on July 2, 2018.
Riley was made a big sister a third time when her parents welcomed another child on May 11, 2024. The name of the fourth child who is also the second boy is Caius Chai Curry.
How Riley Was Introduced to the Limelight
As the first daughter, dotting on Riley Elizabeth became close to second nature for her parents and this was how she was introduced to the limelight.
When she was 2 years old, she made cameos at her father’s press conferences during the NBA playoffs. The cute little girl stole the limelight of the interviews and also the hearts of all who watched the videos that circulated widely as she interrupted and interjected a couple of times while her dad attempted to answer questions.
During another interview, she sang a line from Big Sean’s ‘Blessings’ and got the room giggling. When the videos went viral, a lot of people couldn’t help but attest to how cute she was and she quickly became the talk of the internet for a long time.
She also made a great impression on the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ show which she attended with her father.
Riley Elizabeth Curry is a Volleyball Star
Statistics show that children are most likely to look up to and want to be like influential athletes 72% of the time. The same stats also showed that children are likely to want to tow their parent’s path 92% of the time meaning parents influence children’s choices more, followed by influential athletes.
Now, when your father is an athlete, and you look up to him, the likelihood that you’d want to be like him in the future is almost 100%
In the case of the Golden State Warriors star and his daughter, we don’t know where to place the dynamic of their relationship regarding these statistics.
Admittedly Riley is already growing up to be an athlete, so that’s one step in the same direction. However, unlike her dad the basketball star, she chose to carve her way in volleyball.
Amazingly, her father has praised her prowess by proudly stating that she is shining bright as a volleyball star in the making.
Steph and Ayesha Curry Regret Putting Her in the Limelight
Proud parents, Steph and Ayesha Curry have stated that they regret putting their first child, Riley, in the spotlight as early as they did.
The NBA star stated that he would have loved for his daughter to define her success by herself and not expose her to the world that early.
His wife also said that she regrets allowing her daughter to be on the internet at that early stage of her life seeing how social media has become chaotic in recent times.
Although it cannot be undone, and the couple still proudly flaunt pictures of their beautiful family on the internet, they are now more careful with the type of information they share about their kids.
Riley Also Follows Her Mom’s Footsteps
Riley Elizabeth Curry is a girl of many talents and in addition to being a rising volleyball star, she is also a great cook.
The girl’s mother is a chef who has a chain of restaurants, a website, and a food network show known as ‘Ayesha’s Home Kitchen’ where she shares delicious food recipes with her fans and followers.
She prides herself as a good cook and has also reported that her first child, Riley, can ‘throw her own down in the kitchen’.
Further shedding light on her statement, the athlete’s wife boasted of the time Riley prepared chicken piccata from scratch for the family. People didn’t believe that she didn’t help her daughter in the preparation but Ayesha assured them that she didn’t lift a finger to help.
