Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family.
Their growing family, that is.
Ayesha Curry revealed in March that she is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child and the baby is due in June. That’s not entirely by accident; the couple thought ahead with hopes of keeping the Olympic months of July and August clear — just in case.
“We thought about it ahead of time, which was nice,” Curry said. “If the timing didn’t work at a certain month in the fall, we actually would have made a different decision knowing the Olympics were on the radar. So, thankfully, the Lord looked out for us and if everything goes to plan, I’ll be available this summer.”
That is, indeed, the plan. Curry was one of the 12 names formally announced by USA Basketball on Wednesday as the initial roster for this year’s Paris Olympics. It’s entirely possible that the roster gets tweaked between now and the first practice in early July — injuries or long playoff runs could spark changes — but Curry has been planning to make his Olympic debut this summer for some time.
Powerball: Oregon authorities reveal winner of $1.3B jackpot
Interview: Somalia seeks drought relief funding in worst humanitarian crisis
Bare mountains turn green again through ecological restoration in SW China's Sichuan
Airshow China kicks off in port city Zhuhai
Xi visits people in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival
HK officials clarify fallacies over legislation of Article 23
Foreign Leaders, Heads of Int'l Organizations Extend Greetings for Chinese New Year of Dragon
New technologies of smart agriculture on display at 5th CIIE in Shanghai
Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self
Xi pays visit to grassroots officials and residents in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival