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Which Sports Stars Back Joe Biden and Donald Trump?

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With the presidential election just over two weeks away, several players and coaches have thrown their weight behind the president and the Democratic candidate.
Magic Johnson will hit the campaign trail to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden this weekend. The five-time NBA champion will travel to Detroit and Lansing, Michigan, for two separate events to support Biden ahead of next month’s presidential election. Johnson has been vocal in his support of Biden and has regularly used his Twitter account to urge his followers to vote on November 3. Johnson has previously criticized President Donald Trump, suggesting the president was « overstepping his stage » when Trump rescinded an invite to the White House for the Golden State Warriors after their 2017 NBA Finals triumph. The president said he had taken the decision after Warriors star Stephen Curry had hesitated to accept the invite after explaining he did not want to celebrate the title with a trip to the White House and suggested Trump lacked leadership. « I don’t know why he feels the need to target certain individuals rather than others, » Curry said on September 22,2017. « I have an idea of why, but, it’s just kind of beneath, I think, a leader of a country to go [down] that route. It’s not what leaders do. » Curry’s stance over Trump hasn’t changed over the last three years and in August the three-time NBA champion endorsed Biden in a video with his wife, Ayesha, and his daughters Ryan and Riley. LeBron James, arguably Trump’s most high-profile critic in the world of professional sports, has also been actively campaigning for Biden. « I think what’s known don’t need to be said, » he saidin August. « We are at a time where we need change. In order for change, it’s all about leadership. And leadership starts at the top. » Earlier this month, Curry also appeared in a video with the Democratic candidate and Oklahoma City Thunder star and NBA Players Association president Chris Paul, who last month that over 90 percent of NBA players were registered to vote at the November 3 elections. Paul and Biden visited the Carole Hoefner Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they spoke to a high school team and encouraged them to get involved in politics and vote as soon as they become eligible to do so.

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