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  • 2021-01-21 (xsd:date)
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  • Is Steph Curry's Birth Name Wardell Curry? (en)
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  • NBA star Steph Curry is one of the most well-known athletes in the world. So when a reporter addressed a question to the Golden States Warrior guard in January 2021 using the first name Wardell, fans were taken a little off guard. Of course, nobody was as surprised as Steph Wardell himself: While Curry is rarely referred to as Wardell, this is his genuine birth name. Curry was born March 14, 1988, as Wardell Stephen Curry II. As indicated by the II above, Curry is a family name. Steph was named after his father, Wardell Stephen Curry, who is much better known by the name Dell Curry. Dell, like Steph, was also an NBA player. In 2018, after the birth of Curry's son, the NBA star said that he and his wife, Ayesha, debated naming the baby boy Wardell Stephen Curry III. The couple eventually landed on the name Canon, but kept Wardell as their son's middle name. NBC News reported: While fans (and most reporters) know the three-time NBA champion as Steph, the basketball star said that some of his close friends still refer to him by his birth name. USA Today wrote: Steph's viral reaction occurred during a press conference on Jan. 20, 2021. The moment can be glimpsed at around the 12-minute mark of the following video: (en)
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