Published 11:17 IST, June 8th 2020

Steph Curry chants 'Donald Trump has got to go' during George Floyd protests

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry was a part of the Saturday protest in Palo Alto, California, where he called out the US President Donald Trump.

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Golden State Warriors Steph Curry was a part of protests on Saturday in Palo Alto, California. three-time NBA Champion, who has always been vocal about his political views, called out President Donald Trump during protest. Curry and or protesters were heardd chanting 'Donald Trump has got to go'.

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Curry has been open about his dislike for US President and has also been actively participating in speaking up about George Floyd's death two weeks ago. Curry was among first few NBA stars to speak up by posting a photo of George Floyd with Derek Chauvin's knee pressed against his. Curry has since n participated in Blackout Tuesday last week and also posted a video of protest he was a part of.

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Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevon Looney and Damion Lee attended a protest organized by Juan Tosca Anderson in Oakland on Wednesday last week. Curry's wife, Ayesha Curry, was also a part of peaceful protest. Or people at 'Walk in Unity' protest uploaded photos of Warriors star kneeling and chanting in Floyd's name. Two weeks ago, George Floyd was killed by a police officer, who pressed his knee against Floyd's neck for over eight minutes. Floyd's protests of t being able to brea went unheard and Chauvin stopped only after Floyd went still. His death caused USA to start protesting and promoting Black Lives Matter movement. 

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After Curry and Warriors won NBA Finals in 2017, y were invited for dinner at White House. However, while talking to a newspaper, Curry revealed that he did t want to go. In his statement, Curry stated that ir views did t match with Trump at all and said that Warriors going to White House was t going to change everything. Donald Trump had tweeted about Curry's comments, uninviting him. 

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11:17 IST, June 8th 2020