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Legally Problematic”: US Olympic Basketball Coach Backs Kamala Harris While on Duty

The article discusses U.S. Olympic ​Men’s Basketball‌ coach Steve Kerr and ​NBA player Stephen Curry’s recent endorsements of Vice President Kamala‍ Harris as the Democratic Party’s presumptive 2024 presidential nominee. Kerr⁣ expressed his support while in Paris during official team activities, which has raised legal concerns according to the Heritage Foundation, describing it as ​”legally problematic.” Kerr’s history of vocal opposition to former President ‍Donald Trump and his involvement in various social issues also highlight his political leanings.⁢ Similarly, Curry’s comments framed Harris’s potential candidacy as significant for the‍ upcoming election. The article critiques the athletes for their partisan endorsements while representing the United States ⁤abroad, suggesting that ⁤their privileged positions shield them from broader dissenting views. The response on social media has been mixed, with some voicing disapproval and calling for them to focus on basketball rather than politics.


To paraphrase a famous quote from the late William F. Buckley, liberals profess openness to other views but then regularly behave as if they had no idea that other views existed.

While talking to reporters in Paris, France, on Thursday, notorious woke liberal and U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball head coach Steve Kerr pledged to support Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presumptive 2024 presidential nominee.

Kerr, however, made this endorsement while acting in his official capacity, which the conservative Heritage Foundation described as “legally problematic.”

“Kamala Harris is a great candidate, and I will support her,” Kerr said, according to NBA writer Marc J. Spears.

Kerr, a 5-time NBA champion player and 4-time champion coach of the Golden State Warriors, had no business endorsing Harris. After all, he apparently made those comments in an official practice setting while decked out in Team USA athletic apparel. Democrats might have fallen in line behind Harris, but the United States of America has not.

Meanwhile, Warriors and Team USA guard Stephen Curry made the same reprehensible endorsement while speaking to reporters.

“Vice President Harris is primed to bring her energy to this campaign, and hopefully, she’s on the ticket winning the election, but it’s a big deal to say the least,” Curry said in a clip posted to the social media platform X.

In a on Thursday, the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project described the endorsements as “legally problematic” and threatened action.

Kerr, of course, has a lengthy history of derogatory statements about former President Donald Trump.

The Warriors coach has also added his voice to such leftist causes as gun control and the Black Lives Matter-inspired calls for “social justice.”

On social media, Kerr’s endorsement of Harris did not exactly win the coach — or USA Basketball — many new fans.

“Stick to Hoops,” one user wrote.

“I hope they lose even more now,” another user wrote.

Legal questions aside, privileged coaches and athletes like Kerr and Curry live in bubbles that insulate them from real dissent. In other words, with anti-establishment voices marginalized or censored nearly everywhere, affluent liberals seldom encounter challenges to their narrow worldview.

As a result, when they travel abroad and compete on behalf of the United States, they see no incongruity between their own partisan endorsements and the much broader task of representing their entire country.






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