Curry helps to fight malaria

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry wants the shoe he unveiled Wednesday to leave footprints across the globe.

The limited-edition “Nothing But Nets” sneaker is part of Curry’s fight against malaria. For every pair of the new $120 shoe sold, the Warriors guard will donate an insecticide-treated bed net aimed at protecting kids, refugees and families from malaria. They go on sale starting Sunday at UA.com.

“As a father, I can’t imagine a world where kids are still dying unnecessarily from a preventable disease,” Curry said, in a statement announcing the new Under Armour shoe.

Curry, still out of game action because of an ankle injury, unveiled the new Curry 4 models when he took the court for a workout before the Warriors hosted the Utah Jazz at Oracle Arena.

The two-time MVP took his first steps in the fight against malaria in 2012 and now serves as the global ambassador for the United Nations Foundation’s “Nothing But Nets” campaign. Curry once flew to Tanzania to personally hang the nets at refugee camps.

“Going to Tanzania, and seeing things first-hand was very heartbreaking, but at the same time encouraging,” Curry told the Mercury News in 2016. “It was inspiring to know that we were doing great things to send nets to raise money for those families.”

Nothing But Nets said it has raised more than $65 million and delivered more than 12 million bed nets to 31 countries. Curry’s high-profile assistance over the years proved to be a boon.

“Stephen understands how something as simple as a net — or in this case a net per shoe — can help us save lives,” Nothing But Nets executive director Margaret Reilly McDonnell said in statement.

The heel on the new shoe features a netting design, a clear reference to Curry’s involvement in the campaign.