- Curry was promoting a new children’s book he has written: I Am Extraordinary
- CBS asked the Golden State Warriors star if he has any interest in the Oval Office
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has no current political aspirations, but as he told CBS, he might be willing to run for the nation’s highest office if it can help him make an impact in people’s lives.
“Maybe I have an interest in using every part of my influence for good in whatever way I can,” Curry told CBS Mornings when asked if he envisioned himself running for president one day.
“So if that’s the way to do it, then — I don’t want to say the presidency, but if politics is a way to create meaningful change, or if there’s another path outside of politics.”
Curry was promoting a new children’s book he has written, I Am Extraordinary, which is his effort to teach children to value themselves as unique individuals.
He wouldn’t be the first NBA player to try his hand at politics.
Warriors star Stephen Curry speaks during a press conference at the White House in January 2023
Barack Obama (center) appears next to Stephen Curry (right) and other Warriors in 2015
Former NBA journeyman center Enes Kanter Freedom plans to run for office in 2028, when the Turkish-born U.S. citizen becomes eligible, and New York Knicks legend Bill Bradley served as a U.S. senator from New Jersey from 1979 to 1997.
Bradley even ran for president in 2000 before eventually losing to Vice President Al Gore in the primary.
Curry and his wife Ayesha are both heavily involved in charitable causes. The Warriors star, who is a practicing Christian and the son of former NBA Sixth Man of the Year Dell Curry, has supported programs aimed at helping children in underfunded Oakland schools and malnourished youth in the Bay Area.
He has also been an advocate for racial equality and angered many conservatives by kneeling in a ‘Black Lives Matter’ t-shirt during the national anthem in 2021.
After retiring as a member of the Knicks in 1977, Bill Bradley spent 18 years in the United States Senate
Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom has become a darling of Fox News in recent years
Curry also infuriated then-President Donald Trump in 2017 when he publicly admitted that he did not want to go to the White House after winning the second of his four NBA titles earlier that year.
Championship teams are traditionally invited to the White House, but Curry’s Warriors were disinvited by Trump after the two-time MVP publicly criticized the controversial president.
“Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team,” Trump tweeted. ‘Stephen Curry hesitates, therefore the invitation is withdrawn!’
At the time, LeBron James rushed to Curry’s defense on Twitter (now X), writing: ‘U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he’s not going! So that’s why there is no invitation. Going to the White House was a great honor until you showed up!’
