today is international women s day and nba star steph curry marking that occasion making good on a promise made to a young girl. andy scholes has that story in the bleacher report. good morning. good morning. steph curry s signature shoe, available for boys for years now. thanks to 9-year-old riley morrison, they are now available for girls as well. riley wrote to curry last fall and asked, why his signature shoes were only sold in boys sizes? curry responded telling her he would do something about it and today the curry 6 united we win shoe by under armour is making its debut. the new shoes will be a blend of purple and deep orchid and also have a sock liner that riley helped design with two girls playing basketball with the words be fearless and girl
we honor women world wide for their vital role in shaping and strengthening our community, families, governments and businesses. in turkey, switzerland, italy, ukraine, women from all over the world have been gathering. some to celebrate, others holding marches and rallies. international women s day has been celebrated on march 8th since the early 1900s. and it has never been more important than right now, dana. dana: laura, there s also a girl in california celebrating women s day with a famous basketball player for a pretty cool reason. reporter: you gotta love this story. this is about a 9-year-old girl. her name riley morrison. she s from napa, california. she s a huge basketball fan. in fact, she s a huge fan of not just basketball, but of steph curry, who plays for the golden state warrior. she wrote a letter for curry after she couldn t find any girl sizes of his basketball shoes called the curry five.