Curry interviews experts on virus, election in videos

As part of his latest foray into civic engagement, Warriors guard Stephen Curry is releasing a series of indepth interviews dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and voting ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

On Tuesday, Curry published the first video on his YouTube channel, a 20minute sitdown with Bill Gates that gets into the toll the coronavirus has taken on the economy. According to the Washington Post, Curry will release videos in coming days with director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, votingrights activist Stacey

Abrams and several others.

This is the next step in Curry’s political engagement. A vocal critic of President Trump, Curry and his family appeared at the Democratic National Convention this summer. Last week, he appeared in a video with former Vice President Joe Biden — the Democrats’ presidential nominee — encouraging young people to vote.

“It’s no secret who I endorse in this presidential election: Joe Biden and Kamala” Harris, Curry told the Washington Post. “But in terms of how you present that information and backing it up with reason and logic when it comes to the why, it always comes with a tone of respect.

“I think there’s a lot of hate on either side of the conversation right now and a lot of noise that comes with that hate. But you can endorse a candidate and still foster a conversation.”

Curry, who was limited to five games last season because of injuries, missed the Warriors’ recent minicamp in San Francisco for family reasons. But in recent months, he has been active promoting his message for civic engagement and social justice.

On multiple occasions, Curry attended Bay Area protests against police brutality. In June, he chatted with Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’ s former speech writer, about the racial issues capturing the nation’s attention.

When NBA players had a brief work stoppage at the beginning of the playoffs in the name of social justice, Curry watched from his home with pride.

“Once they did start to boycott and the chaos that first day, the onus to get something out of it or some actionable item or tangible item that’s going to help the situation was important,” Curry said. “So, even though it was only for two days, we got something out of it. Now you’re seeing NBA stadiums in each market being used as a voting site.”

As for President Trump’s repeated attack on the league and its players, Curry said, “It’s not like we haven’t been in that conversation for a very long time and used our platform for a very long time. Guys haven’t gone to the White House in years. It’s not going to stop.

“But, again, it’s how we handle ourselves and continue to speak up. The league is going to be fine.”