When Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry floated the idea of potentially running for president in the future during a CBS interview Tuesday morning, Twitter users were quick to call him out on his hypocrisy regarding housing. .
“I’m interested in leveraging every bit of my influence as permanently as I can. If that’s the way to do it…I’m not talking about the presidency…” Curry said in an interview Tuesday. He spoke at She co-stars with Jerrica Duncan on CBS.
“But wait, you said maybe?” Duncan asked.
“Maybe. If politics is a way to create meaningful change, or if there’s another way outside of politics, then we can do it,” Curry said.
“Aren’t you going to rule that out?” Duncan asked.
“No,” Callie answered.
“No one knows in 2028,” Duncan added.
“Not so soon,” Curry replied with a laugh.
Will Stephen Curry become president?
2028?
Maybe, he says. pic.twitter.com/gLS0OsUSJD
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) March 12, 2024
Curry, who has previously championed numerous liberal causes, praised Colin Kaepernick, and reportedly won a social justice award, discussed politics with Duncan during his age-35 season with the Golden State Warriors. I pondered my future.
The future Hall of Famer is probably the best shooter in NBA history. He has won his two MVP awards and his four championships in his legendary career and is now clearly looking forward to new horizons.
But while he may have his eye on the White House, dealing with another house could halt his political career before it even begins.
After his bold idea to play Prez went viral on the internet, some Twitter users said that while he may support liberal values in rhetoric, he doesn’t do so in practice. He was quick to point out that there was at least one clear example where it wasn’t.
“Steph “Nimby” Curry fought to block affordable housing near her $30 million mansion,” Substack writer Sam Deutsch wrote on Twitter.
Steph “Nimby” Curry fought to block affordable housing near her $30 million mansion https://t.co/IHpHgGDBXG pic.twitter.com/4IMKC6jGhC
— Sam (@sam_d_1995) March 12, 2024
NIMBY is an acronym for “Not In My Backyard,” referring to Curry’s opposition to the city of Atherton, California, building an affordable housing complex near his home.
Curry wrote a letter to the town in January 2023 expressing “significant concerns regarding both privacy and safety with the three-story townhomes looming directly behind the property,” according to a letter obtained by The Almanac. (Related: Champion bowler has chance to prove male athletic superiority once and for all)
“As Atherton residents, we have been following updates to the housing elements with a special interest in 23 Oakwood. We hesitate to add to the “not in our backyard” (literally) rhetoric. However, I wanted to send you a note before today’s meeting. “The safety and privacy of ourselves and our children remains our top priority and one of the biggest reasons we chose Atherton as our home,” the letter said.
Great job of Curry’s double speaking here. I’m going to start using that line to stop development in my neighborhood. “I hesitate to add the ‘not in my backyard’ (literally) rhetoric, but please keep these stinky poor people on the other side of town.”
While Curry’s concerns may easily be seen as reasonable objections to what he sees as an invasion of his privacy, he has built his political brand on a sense of compassion and fairness. , has promoted its accomplishments in women’s sports, and even developed a line of basketball shoes for women. If you claim to be the people’s champion, you can’t turn around and do something that could be construed as elitism. If you did that, you’d be made into a clown.
Demolition workers in Curry’s low-income housing district pic.twitter.com/bT5rzQVJ1X https://t.co/hPswKeH1ad
— 🎒 (@CookedByScott) March 12, 2024
If Curry wants any kind of political future, this story may hold a lesson for him. If you run for president of these United States, your every move will be scrutinized, so you need to consider the impact of every decision you make. Especially something this tone-deaf and aristocratic.
