Woke NBA Star Steph Curry Wants to Block Low-Income Housing in His Neighborhood

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I’m not thrilled to be writing this article, because Golden State Warriors basketball star Steph Curry has long been one of my favorite players to watch, and I loved going along for the ride as the Dubs climbed to the top of the NBA world to win four championships—so far. I tried to ignore coach Steve Kerr’s incessant woke lecturing as he turned every postgame interview into a political rant, but I finally lost my joy in watching the team when they on two occasions refused to visit the White House for a victory party because Donald Trump was president.

Then George Floyd was killed, the country went up in flames in BLM riots, and the NBA went full-on woke and became more of social justice advocacy group than a sports league.

But as is so often the case, “woke is for thee, not for me,” and Curry is now opposing low-income housing in his neighborhood of Atherton, California—home of the priciest real estate in the nation. In a letter to local officials, Steph and his wife Ayesha wrote:

“We hesitate to add to the ‘not in our backyard’ (literally) rhetoric, but we wanted to send a note before today’s meeting. Safety and privacy for us and our kids continues to be our top priority and one of the biggest reasons we chose Atherton as home.”

See the full letter:

TIL: Steph Curry has apparently "been following along with the housing element update" in the affluent Bay Area suburb of Atherton, and opposes rezoning to allow a single-family mansion to become 16 townhomes due to concerns of "both privacy and safety" 😭

h/t @angelaswartz pic.twitter.com/9iVl90SBgf

— Jordan Grimes 🚰 (@cafedujord) January 28, 2023

One line in the letter jumps out at me:

We kindly ask that the Town adopts the new Housing Element without the inclusion of 23 Oakwood.

Notice he’s not saying the Housing Element—a zoning plan that aims to increase housing availability (read: increase density)—is bad for non-urban, family neighborhoods; he’s saying it’s just fine as long as it doesn’t apply to him.

It’s a pretty hypocritical stance for the avowed Biden supporter, who brought his family out to endorse Joe for president at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. His wife Ayesha regularly speaks about “social injustices” and “racial inequality.”

Just not in her backyard:

Steph Curry moves to block low-income housing near his $30 million mansion.

Libs love pretending to care about the poor but the second it inconveniences them, they spit in their face. Shameful.

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 31, 2023

Curry goes on to say that if his effort to stop the low-income housing were to fail, the town should pony up to block the atrocity from his view:

“Should that not be sufficient for the state, we ask that the town commits to investing in considerably taller fencing and landscaping to block sight lines onto our family’s property.”

Curry signed a four-year, $215 million contract with the Warriors in 2021, and is slated to make a cool $48 this season—in addition to his lucrative endorsement deals. Surely he could afford a little landscaping?

I can understand Curry’s not wanting high-density, low-income apartments built right next to him, and his desire for privacy and safety, but a lot of people feel that way. Steph doesn’t seem too concerned about them. I’m not a fan of these urbanization plans for family suburban neighborhoods—but I didn’t vote for the kind of folks who advocate for them. You can bet that Curry did.

If you’re going to be woke, you should at least walk the walk and not just talk the talk.

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