Dell Curry, former Charlotte Hornets player and father of NBA star Stephen Curry, accuses his wife, Sonya, of cheating on him with a former American football player.
According to the American site TMZ, who had announced a few days earlier the couple’s decision to divorce at Sonya Curry’s request (on June 14, editor’s note), Dell Curry says his wife had an extra-marital relationship with Steven Johnson, a former football player New England Patriots team. The former NBA player specifies that she is, to this day, in a relationship with the latter. “Sonya began her extramarital affair with Mr. Johnson during the marriage, and before the separation (of the couple, editor’s note), and she lied every time she cheated on Dell Curry”, specifies the legal document obtained by TMZ.
Stephen Curry’s father explains that his wife currently lives in Tennessee with Steven Johnson, and therefore cannot claim alimony. Sonya Curry has made it known that these accusations were false, that she did not live with her supposed lover, and that she was forced to live in another place since Dell Curry refused to let her return to the marital home.
However, she admits having a romantic relationship, but specifies that it began several months after the couple separated in March 2020. Sonya Curry also accuses her husband of having repeatedly cheated on her with other women in the past. and that close friends and family knew about it.
For the moment, neither Stephen Curry, nor his brother Seth Curry, who both play in the NBA, have reacted to the controversy concerning their parents.