"I was almost aborted"- Steph Curry's mother Sonya Curry reveals her mother’s resilience through teen pregnancy

In 2022, Steph Curry's mother, Sonya Curry, made a stunning admission in her memoir, "Fierce Love," writing that she considered having an abortion when she was pregnant with Steph Curry. During an appearance on "The Travis Hearn Podcast," Sonya opened up on how her mom considered having an abortion when she was pregnant.

After a teaser for the podcast appearance earlier in the week, the full episode was released on Wednesday. Sonya talked about a wide range of topics, from motherhood to her divorce from Dell Curry and everything in between.

At one point, she spoke about how her mom became pregnant at 16 during the time that the United States was desegregating schools. The pregnancy was an unwanted one, which led to Sonya's mom contemplating whether or not to have an abortion.

That's when her grandmother stepped in.

"My grandmother stepped in, saying, 'You're going to take care of your responsibilities,' Sonya said. "It was a lot of weight on a young lady, 16 and 17, with an unwanted pregnancy."

"I don't want to say rape, but it was an unwanted situation, in a club. I have a hard time talking about it, so I'll just leave it as an unwanted pregnancy. After that, I was almost aborted, but it didn't work, and here I am."

Steph Curry's mother kept her kids away from NBA media long before the era of debate shows

One of the biggest topics of discussion in NBA circles is debate shows such as "First Take." While hot takes, heated debates and fierce criticism spark engagement and draw in viewers, players like Giannis Antetokounmpo have called out the shows for praising players one day and criticizing them the next.

According to Steph Curry's mother, Sonya Curry, when she was raising Steph and Seth Curry, she kept her kids away from the local papers. As she explained on "The Travis Hearn Podcast," she made sure that the family didn't get any newspapers because she didn't want her kids to see the back-and-forth coverage of their dad.

"When the kids were little, and Dell was in the league, we wouldn't get the newspaper," Sonya said. "I wouldn't let it come into the house.

"You know, one day they're praising their dad, and the next day they're criticizing him. I was like, 'I'm not going to let my children experience that at a young age.' It plants the seed that they need that praise or desire for notoriety."

While some fans feel as though the rise in hot takes and debate shows like "First Take" have hurt the NBA's media coverage, it sounds like back-and-forth criticism was prevalent even in the 1980s and 1990s when Steph was a kid.