Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made a video appearance before Democratic National Convention attendees on Thursday night to endorse Kamala Harris for president.
Curry, wearing his Olympic gold medal, became the second member of the Warriors this week to endorse Harris after head coach Steve Kerr spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night.
“I believe that if Kamala becomes president, she will restore unity and continue to move the country forward,” Curry said.
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“I believe that with Kamala as president we can bring back unity and keep moving us forward.” pic.twitter.com/LAOtWw8Woc
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Curry spoke about meeting with Harris and the U.S. team ahead of their gold medal bid at the 2024 Paris Games.
This isn’t the first time the NBA star has endorsed a candidate: He supported Joe Biden in 2020 and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Earlier this year, Curry spoke about his political ambitions in an interview with CBS.
“I’m interested in using all my influence for good,” Curry said, “so if there’s a way I can do that, I might do it.”
The NBA champion mentioned those ambitions again in an interview about two years ago. Rolling Stone.
“I have beliefs that not everyone shares,” Curry said, “but as long as we’re equal in the sense that we’re afforded all the protections and rights as citizens, that should be a very low bar for everyone to hold themselves to.”
One potential political stumbling block for Curry is his stance, or lack thereof, on abortion. The Christian-educated Curry has never clearly taken a stance on whether he is pro- or anti-abortion, and has remained silent on the issue even after the Supreme Court overturned an abortion ban. Roe v. Wade 2022.
It’s unclear whether a party with an increasingly pro-abortion leaning like the Democratic Party would tolerate a candidate who doesn’t take a stand, and this issue could conceivably be his undoing if he were to run in ultra-liberal California.
