Curry steps in, shoes offered to girls

Stephen Curry and a young fan have pushed Under Armour to include girls in the marketing and sales of the Warriors star’s signature shoe.

Until recently, Under Armour’s website listed the Curry 5 as an option in the menus only for men, women and boys. Though the shoe’s sizes are the same for all kids regardless of sex, it wasn’t listed for girls. But a 9-year-old California girl, Riley Morrison, wrote to Curry, saying she was disappointed to see the shoes were listed only for boys.

“I know you support girl athletes because you have two daughters and you host an all-girls basketball camp,” she wrote. “I hope you can work with Under Armour to change this because girls want to rock the Curry 5s too.”

Curry replied by saying he had worked with the company to fix it. A check of the Under Armour site Thursday showed the shoes were indeed available in the girls section.

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