[csusbpeace] Steph Curry thanks President Joe Biden for bringing Brittney Griner home during Warriors' White House visit
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Steph Curry thanks President Joe Biden for bringing Brittney Griner home
during Warriors' White House visit
Tue, January 17, 2023
The Golden State Warriors <https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/golden-state/>
have won four NBA championships since 2015. Normally, that would mean four
trips to the White House, but the Warriors haven't been back to 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue since their first title for, shall we say, a difference
of opinion between the team and administration
<https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-stephen-curry-agree-nba-champions-wont-visit-white-house-180516286.html>
during Golden State's second and third titles in 2017 and 2018.
But the Warriors returned Tuesday, months after winning another ring
<https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-finals-how-the-warriors-rebuilt-their-dynasty-with-blood-sweat-and-championship-dna-095239535.html>
behind the core of Stephen Curry
<https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4612/>, Klay Thompson
<https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4892/> and Draymond Green
<https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/5069/> and with the help of young stars
Jordan Poole <https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/6216/> and Andrew Wiggins
<https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/5292/>. And Curry took a few moments to
reflect on the past seven years as well as thank President Joe Biden and Vice
President Kamala Harris for their role in the release
<https://sports.yahoo.com/brittney-griner-released-from-russian-prison-10-months-after-arrest-132117554.html>
of WNBA star Brittney Griner <https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/players/5057/>.
“It means a lot to know that she’s here,” Curry said, “and all the work that
went on behind the scenes to make that a reality. So I just want to say thank
you there.”
Curry and the Warriors were among the many players and NBA teams who
outwardly supported the release of Griner throughout the duration of her
10-month imprisonment in Russia. Curry called for Griner's release during the
Warriors' championship ring ceremony
<https://sports.yahoo.com/stephen-curry-calls-for-brittney-griners-freedom-during-warriors-championship-ring-ceremony-031319393.html>
on Oct. 18 — which was also Griner's 32nd birthday — and later opened his
2022 SI Sportsperson of the Year Award
<https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1601076733230215168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1601076733230215168%7Ctwgr%5E6264327a9b1c3b566e10007bececaa2b80556578%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fwarriors%2Fnews%2Fsteph-curry-reacts-to-brittney-griner-returning-home>speech
by welcoming Griner back to the United States.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr also spoke Tuesday about the visit
<https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1615425240993267712?s=20&t=wtjU15pj2Rgd_QrbjtzBbQ>
and mentioned he and members of the team participated in a roundtable
discussion about gun violence and gun safety with members of the White House
staff.
"We learned a lot about what this administration is doing to help create a
safer environment in our country," Kerry said, "and it's something that's
very close to my heart and it's wonderful for me to learn a lot more than I
knew."
Kerr has been a staunch advocate of gun control laws in the wake of multiple
mass shootings in the United States over the past several years. He gave an
impassioned speech
<https://sports.yahoo.com/steve-kerr-calls-on-congress-to-pass-gun-legislation-after-uvalde-school-shooting-when-are-we-going-to-do-something-002610445.html>
in front of reporters before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, days
after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb
Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and then again before Game 1 of the NBA
Finals
<https://sports.yahoo.com/steve-kerr-again-pleads-for-change-gun-control-days-after-horrific-uvalde-texas-school-shooting-033445293.html>.
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