Stephen Curry is no stranger when it comes to dealing with adversity, as he’s dealt with plenty over the course of his illustrious NBA career.
However, the Golden State Warriors star has also had to navigate challenges off the court as well. One such instance came four years ago when his parents announced they were separating.
Dell and Sonya were together for almost 33 years but that wasn’t enough to keep their relationship going.
During a recent interview on “The Travis Hearn Podcast”, Sonya sat down to discuss the divorce and how it impacted her. On some level, the split wasn’t pretty as both spouses accused the other of infidelity.
In order to deal with the momentous change in her life, Sonya revealed that she turned to her faith to help her deal with it all.
“Oh lord! I have faith. It’s just my faith that we have to speak His truth in His word. And when I get in these places, I’m in one now I’m still not through my divorce. I’m still you know, and I tried,” she said.
She also talked about when she appreciated the maturity level of her children, which was on display when Sonya and Dell announced their decision to separate.
“You know, when we were going through the divorce, and my kids have a family meeting, and sit us down at the table and I was like ‘Where’d this come from?’, and I thought ‘Oh I used to do that to them'” said Sonya.
“Now I know how they feel.”
How the divorce impacted Stephen
News of their divorce first emerged in August 2021, but it wasn’t until February 2022 that Stephen commented on the matter.
During an interview with “The Ringer”, Stephen admitted that getting used to the news was a process.
“It’s challenging for sure. I could be mad and be like, ‘Y’all effed this up.’ I could have that approach. But it’s going to be an acknowledgment of both of y’all in terms of how y’all raised me. The calmness I have in myself is because of y’all,” he said.
He also talked about the night he broke the all-time three-point record and how he had to acknowledge both his parents separately that night.
Although his parents were no longer together at that point, Stephen revealed that he approached the matter with the maturity and calmness his parents instilled in him.
“I had to make sure I was in that moment with both of them separately and this wasn’t just this whole kind of thing. That is how I choose to approach that. Because it is challenging,” he said.