Steph Curry has been vocal in support of WNBA players, and his latest action speaks volumes about the Golden State Warriors star.
Curry, 37, is widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA stars of all time alongside icons such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
And despite boasting vast wealth – around $240million according to Celebrity Net Worth – he has still been open about his support for WBNA players who, on average, are paid significantly less than their male counterparts.
As reported by The Guardian in July, Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark was one of several players to wear t-shirts emblazoned with the words “Pay Us What You Owe Us” before the All-Star game.
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This came after players and the league failed to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.
According to SI, WNBA salaries roughly range from $66,000 to $250,000 per year. As for NBA salaries, the estimated median annual salary is around $6,696,429 per annum.
Back in 2024, Chicago Sky star Angel Reese even claimed that her wage did not cover all of her bills.
Speaking on Instagram last year, Reese said: “The WNBA don't pay my bills at all. I don't even think it pays one of my bills. Literally."
The 23-year-old then revealed how she pays $8,000 per month on rent - or $96,000 per year - dwarfing the $73,439 she reportedly made during her first season with the Sky.
However, Reese makes money through various endorsements and partnerships with brands such as Reebok and Beats by Dre.
As the feud between the players and the WNBA rumbles on, what does Steph Curry make of the topic?
In 2018, he wrote in the Players’ Tribune: “I think it’s important that we all come together to figure out how we can make that possible, as soon as possible.
“Not just as ‘fathers of daughters,’ or for those sorts of reasons.
"And not just on Women’s Equality Day. Every day – that’s when we need to be working to close the pay gap in this country.
"Because every day is when the pay gap is affecting women. And every day is when the pay gap is sending the wrong message to women about who they are, and how they’re valued, and what they can or cannot become.”
Curry has been an advocate for the WNBA for several years and was in attendance during the Golden State Valkyries’ 72-59 win over the Los Angeles Sparks alongside his wife Ayesha on Saturday. Curry had previously promised to attend “as many [Valkyries] games as possible", during an interview back in May.
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