Steph Curry’s ‘Moon Landing’ Sneakers Sold At Auction For A Good Cause

Steph Curry briefly joined the ranks of the NBA’s notorious tin-hat conspiracy collective earlier this season when he revealed on Kent Bazemore and Vince Carter’s podcast that he believes the moon landing was a hoax. Or, so it seemed.

But the two-time MVP quickly back-peddled on those comments, claiming that it was all a joke and — similar to Kyrie Irving’s rationale — that it was somehow designed to spark debate. NASA responded by inviting him to visit the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Curry himself also used the opportunity to release a moon-landing-themed version of his signature sneakers.

After announcing he would auction off the signed pair of custom, game-worn Curry 6s, those shoes have reportedly fetched a hefty sum on eBay. And better yet, it’s all for a good cause.
Here’s more from a press release from the Stephen and Ayesha Curry Family Foundation and DonorsChoose.org:

A pair of $58,100 shoes are helping bring new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education resources to Bay Area teachers today. The Stephen and Ayesha Curry Family Foundation and DonorsChoose.org hosted a special charitable campaign on eBay this January, auctioning off a pair of custom, game-worn “Moon Landing” Under Armour Curry 6 basketball shoes. The charity campaign raised $58,100, which will fund local teacher requests on DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit website where teachers request the resources and experiences their students need to succeed.

Rather than start some sort of frivolous “debate” on the subject, it’s encouraging to see that this particular initiative has actually resulted in bringing in sorely-needed money to go toward education in his community. Others would do well to follow his lead.