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Curry endorses Clinton, will 'most likely stand' for national anthem

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Stephen Curry typically doesn't dabble in politics, but he did speak Tuesday on the upcoming 2016 presidential election and Colin Kaepernick's ongoing protest against police brutality and racial inequality.

Speaking at TechCrunch in San Francisco, Curry began by throwing his support behind Hillary Clinton when presented with a choice between the Democratic and Republican nominees.

Then, the Golden State Warriors' two-time MVP was asked about Kaepernick, a fellow Bay Area athlete. Curry reiterated that he supports Kaepernick for his protest, but said he would "most likely stand" for the national anthem.

"I'll most likely stand. If you follow the way he talks and the message he's trying to send with his act, from his mouth, he's not disrespecting veterans. He's not disrespecting military. That's not his intention. He's obviously continued the act to create the conversation for more social justice and things of that nature.

"I've been a part of certain conversations off the grid, and finding different ways to make our community better, especially for African Americans. And so, that's not the way that I would do it, but I support him in his attempt to start a conversation, or continue the conversation, or try to better a a terrible situation that we've been noticing for the last few - for a while but - specifically for the last five years. That's what I commend him for."

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