EXCLUSIVE: Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and head coach Steve Kerr were pretty vocal supporters of Vice President Harris in the recent election.
But team players say the blowout loss to President-elect Donald Trump didn't keep the team from focusing on last week's big win against the Boston Celtics.
In an exclusive interview with FOX News Digital, Warriors second-year shooting guard Brandin Podzemski describes what the atmosphere was like in the team's locker room after President Trump's blowout victory over Harris last week. Podzemski said Curry and Kerr tried to focus on the next game.
“We were in Boston and we were focused on beating the Celtics,” Podzemski said. “No matter who gets picked, we're going to have to deal with it anyway. So Steve and Steph and the whole group decided to just focus on the match because that was all we could control. .”
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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry presents Vice President Kamala Harris with his No. 1 jersey on January 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The Warriors won the 2022 NBA Championship. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Podzemski suggested that while there was a diversity of opinions in the Warriors' locker room, there was little conversation about the actual election results.
“Everyone just has their own opinion and what they believe, and no matter what you believe, I don't think it changes anything in terms of our relationship, so we just leave it as it is. Everyone had their own opinion and we didn't share much about it with each other, just focused on what was right in front of us. ”
The Warriors won 118-112 against Boston last Wednesday. The team is off to a 9-2 start to the season, and Curry scored 27 points that night.
Mr. Curry and Mr. Carr have been vocal supporters of Ms. Harris during this period, and both spoke at the Democratic National Convention in July.
Mr. Carr went so far as to mock Mr. Trump on stage during his speech, boasting that Democrats could capitalize on Mr. Curry's famous on-court celebrations if Mr. Trump lost, but that prediction was incorrect. Ta.
Warriors' Steve Kerr makes bold prediction at DNC, wants Donald Trump to say 'night, night' like Steph Curry
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke on the first night of the DNC convention. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
“When the results are tallied that night, in the words of the great Stephen Curry, we'll be able to say to President Donald Trump, 'Night, night!'” Kerr said, resting his head in his hands like a pillow. He spoke as he put it down.
But since Tuesday's election results, both Curry and Carr have congratulated Trump on his victory and wished the president-elect the best of luck.
“It's a Trump-win situation, and I want to congratulate them on a hard-fought battle,” Curry told reporters after the Celtics game. “The whole point of how this country works is that everyone comes with the right intentions to support each other and lead the country in the right direction. That's my hope. I hold no grudges, no ill will, this is what I want next.'' Four years left for a great outcome for everyone. We also want to take responsibility in this regard. ”
Podzemski, a native of suburban Greenfield, Wisconsin, first came to the Bay Area in 2022 when he transferred from the University of Illinois to Santa Clara University. He was selected in the first round by the Warriors in the 2023 NBA Draft and stepped up as an effective bench player in the team's hot start to his second year.
Although he looks to Curry and Carr as leaders and advocates, he doesn't necessarily see their political work as something he should necessarily follow.
“From a political standpoint, I don't really look at anyone as a role model,” Podzemski said. “I have a lot of respect for Steph as a person and as a basketball player, but when it comes to politics, everyone has to have their own opinion and their own voice at some point, so I think his I value what I say. I respect other people's opinions and I just keep pushing it.”
A first-team All-Rookie selection in his first year, Podzemski averaged 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in his second start. This season is important to him because of what it means to Curry, regardless of his political influence.
In an interview with CBS earlier this year, Curry didn't rule out running for president after playing basketball.
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Golden State Warriors player Stephen Curry (left) looks on as U.S. basketball coach Steve Kerr speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on January 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Until then, Curry's only focus is on reaching the NBA Finals again. Curry, 36, has little time left to seek his fifth championship. It's a conversation Poziemski has had many times this year with veterans.
“We talked quite a bit over the summer that he doesn't have many years left. He knows that and he wants to get the No. 5 ring,” Podzemski said. said. “That's his biggest focus and he wants to win because he knows he only has so much left to give.”
Podzemski is doing his part to make that happen.
The second-year player, on the other hand, more closely followed the example of another veteran Warriors teammate. Podzemski recently started a new sponsorship with Invisalign, following in the footsteps of fellow Warriors guard Kevon Looney and partnering with the dental technology brand as one of his endorsement deals.
“Over 18 million people around the world use these, so it made a lot of sense to me,” he said.
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