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9-year-old girl asks Steph Curry why his shoes weren't in girls' sizes.
Summary
Nine-year-old Riley Morrison wrote to Steph Curry after finding Curry 5 shoes only listed in the boys' section; Curry and Under Armour later introduced a Riley co-designed special edition, a $30,000 annual scholarship, and unisex sizing across Curry Brand shoes.
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Nine-year-old Riley Morrison of Napa, California wrote to Steph Curry after she and her father found Curry 5 shoes listed only in the boys' section on the Under Armour website. Her father shared the letter on social media, and Riley told Teen Vogue she wrote because it seemed unfair and girls play basketball too. Steph Curry, who has publicly supported women's athletics, responded on X and engaged with the issue. The exchange led to product and program changes at Curry Brand and related initiatives.
Key details:
- Riley Morrison, then nine years old, wrote that she could not find Curry 5 shoes for girls on the Under Armour site and asked Curry to help address the gap.
- Curry responded and Curry Brand and Under Armour launched a special edition Curry 6 called "United We Win," which was co-designed with Riley.
- The companies established a $30,000 annual scholarship for girls and moved toward unisex sizing across Curry Brand shoes.
- Steph Curry has continued work supporting girls' basketball, including hosting girls' camps, adding girls to elite training programs, mentoring players such as Azzi Fudd, and creating the Curry Family Women's Athletics Initiative to fund more than 200 scholarships at Davidson College.
- Riley and Curry later met at an event; Riley is now a high school athlete at Vintage High School in Napa and continues to wear Currys.
Summary:
Riley's letter prompted Curry and his partners to address girls' access to Curry-brand shoes, producing a co-designed special edition, scholarship funding, and a move to unisex sizing. Curry has remained active in programs and initiatives supporting girls' athletics. Undetermined at this time.
