The United States has had both a movie star and a TV star serve as presidents. How about a basketball star?
Stephen Curry won’t rule out the possibility of a presidential run in the future. Curry gave a “maybe” when asked whether he might run for president at some point after his NBA career. Curry, who is promoting his second children’s book, “I Am Extraordinary,” made those comments to Jericka Duncan of CBS News.
“I have an interest in leveraging every part of my influence for good in the way that I can,” Curry said. “So, if that’s the way to do it, then — I’m not saying the presidency — but if politics is a way that you can create meaningful change or if there’s another way outside of politics.”
.@StephenCurry30 wants to help kids find their inner confidence with his book, “I Am Extraordinary.”
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Could he appear on the ballot in 2028?
“Not that soon,” Curry responded.
Is Stephen Curry a Democrat or Republic?
Official voter registration is not public information in California, but it’s not hard to figure out where Curry’s political views align.
Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2020 and endorsed now-President Joe Biden for the presidency.
In 2017, when the Warriors won the NBA Championship, then-President Donald Trump invited Golden State to the White House. Curry had said he didn’t want to go to the White House, saying that “we basically don’t stand for what our president has said, and the things he hasn’t said at the right time.”
Trump wound up withdrawing the invitation from the Warriors. Golden State backed Curry and called out Trump.
“We believe there is nothing more American than our citizens having the right to express themselves freely on matters important to them,” the team said in a statement. “We’re disappointed that we did not have an opportunity during this process to share our views or have open dialogue on issues impacting our communities that we felt would be important to raise.
“In lieu of a visit to the White House, we have decided that we’ll constructively use our trip to the nation’s capital in February to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion — the values that we embrace as an organization.”
It’s safe to say Curry’s view on Trump hasn’t changed as the years have gone on.
“Take Trump seriously? Of course,” Curry told Rolling Stone magazine in 2022. “Most of his rhetoric — before he was president, during his four years, and even now, if he tries to run again — has a tone of divisiveness that doesn’t have a place in our country. As serious and loud as the threat is of him or whoever else is running for office, there’s a similar urgency and a loudness that’s necessary on the other side.”
Stephen Curry political affiliation
Curry has made it clear his views most align with the Democratic party. On top of speaking at the 2020 DNC, he was among the many NBA players who kneeled during the national anthem to protest racial inequality. He is also part of the organization, When We All Vote, a voter registration group created by Michelle Obama, wife of former President Barack Obama.
In 2016, when the NBA was considering boycotting the All-Star Game in Charlotte over the state’s anti-trans law regarding bathroom use, Curry said he wanted the game to continue in Charlotte “regardless of where you fall on that law.” Curry later told Rolling Stone he said he later voiced his opinion that changes needed to be made to the law, and said “I could have been a lot stronger on a point of view, but I wasn’t prepared to do that at the time, so I don’t regret it.”
“That’s when I first realized,” Curry told Rolling Stone, “you’re not gonna please everybody.”
Curry also told Rolling Stone he neither considers himself pro-life or pro-choice on the topic of abortion rights.
“I have certain beliefs that not everybody vibes with,” Curry said in the article. “As long as there’s equality, in the sense of you having all your protections and your rights as a citizen, that should be the very low bar for everybody to adhere to.”
