Stephen Curry, the 3-point shooting Golden State Warrior and NBA All-Star who just won a gold medal with Team USA at the Paris Olympics, appeared via video at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the nation’s next president.
Curry, with his gold medal around his neck, said the “unity on and off the court” at the Olympics “reminded us all that together we can do all things and continue to inspire the world.”
“And that’s why I think Kamala, as president, could bring unity back and continue to move our country forward,” he said. “This is about preserving hope and faith in our country, about making sure that families can be cared for during their most precious moments.”
Curry's comments came two days after Steve Kerr, coach of Team USA in Paris and several championship-winning Warriors teams, spoke in person at the Democratic convention in Chicago. He also endorsed Harris and her vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Kerr said leaders must “show dignity,” “tell the truth” and “care for and love the people they lead.” Harris and Walz, he said, have those qualities. His implication was clear: former President Trump does not.
Kerr, one of the NBA's most liberal voices and someone who has clashed with Trump in the past, also said that after the election results are counted in November, “we can – in the words of the great Steph Curry – say to Donald Trump, 'Good night.'”
Curry's “goodnight” gesture is something he does after scoring against his opponents on the court, where he rests his face in his hands as if he's going to sleep, a suggestion that the game is all but over.
Curry didn't make the gesture himself in his Thursday video, but he did mention his visit with the Warriors to the White House last year to celebrate the team's 2022 NBA title at the invitation of President Biden. That's where he met Harris.
“I can tell you one thing I knew then and I know definitively now: the Oval Office suits him well,” he said.
Trump rescinded another invitation for the Warriors to the White House to celebrate their 2017 championship after Curry criticized Trump's attacks on black athletes who kneeled during the national anthem to protest the mistreatment of blacks by police.
Curry closed his short video by referencing another DNC speaker, and perhaps his most celebrated speech.
“In the words of Michelle Obama, ‘Do something!’” Curry said to cheers from convention attendees. “Go vote, get active. Let’s get out and vote in November like never before.”
