Stephen Curry vs Trump and Under Armor CEO

2017-02-09T14:35:29+00:00 2017-02-09T14:35:30+00:00.

Aris Barkas

09/Feb/17 14:35

Eurohoops.net

Under Armour’s CEO, Kevin Plank, recently called Donald Trump an “asset to the country.” Stephen Curry, who has a contract with the company, had a different sentiment to express.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The reaction of the NBA star was harsh.  “I agree with that description,” Curry said, “if you remove the ‘et.’”

In a interview to The Mercury News, Curry explained he thought he was aligned with Under Armour’s values. “I spent all day yesterday on the phone,” Curry said, “with countless people at Under Armour, countless people in Kevin Plank’s camp, my team, trying to understand what was going on and where everybody stood on the issue. Based off the release that KP sent out this morning, and what he told me last night, that’s the Under Armour that I know. That’s the brand I know he’s built and one that, as of Wednesday afternoon, is something that I’m standing on.”

Plank explained his stance to Curry on Tuesday, how his comments were meant exclusively from a business perspective. He distanced himself from Trump’s controversial policies and comments that have enranged women, Muslims, Mexicans, African-Americans and the impoverished across the nation.

On Wednesday, Under Armour released a statement that explained Plank was part of a collaboration of private industry powers putting their brains together to effect change. Curry said that statement reflects what he believed to be true about Plank and Under Armour.

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