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“The vast majority of people in this country, regardless of party affiliation, agree with common sense gun safety measures. Eighty percent of … Americans believe in universal background checks. We know that there’s no way Donald Trump would even attempt to actually get some legislation that would lead to that,” Kerr said in remarks on a virtual call.
Kerr also offered a hearty endorsement of the Biden-Harris reelection bid, saying there’s “no question” who he’s voting for in the fall “because of their leadership on the gun violence prevention issue.”
His mother-in-law told NBC News that his collapse during a hot yoga session was a shock to the family. “It was hot yoga, and he did it regularly,” Carolyn Cliett said. “He was in good shape as far as we know. We’re just shocked.”
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who has become popular in Republican circles and frequently appears on conservative TV shows, says he is considering running for office. “I actually do, yes,” Kanter Freedom said on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” when asked if he had interest in running for office. “I would actually, when the time is right.”
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Stephen Curry under investigation in Texas for FTX endorsement
Famed NFL quarterback Tom Brady and NBA star Steph Curry are among a group of celebrities under investigation by a Texas regulator for possible violations of securities laws related to their promotion of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Joe Rotunda, the director of enforcement for the Texas State Securities Board, told Bloomberg in an interview on Monday that the board is reviewing payments that Brady, Curry and others received to publicize their support for FTX, what disclosures they made and their accessibility to retail investors. “We are taking a close look at them,” Rotunda said.
Michelle Obama’s voter registration and engagement initiative is making a push to get Black voters to the polls for this November’s midterm elections. The former first lady and Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul teamed up for a video released Friday — timed to coincide with National Black Voter Day, which was launched in 2020 by BET and the National Urban League — encouraging Black voters to get registered and head to the ballot boxes.
Gregg Popovich: I live in a country I did not know exists
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich criticized the U.S. for its “rampant” racial injustice during remarks at a social justice summit on Saturday. “I live in a country I did not know exists,” Popovich said in a video of the speech that was posted on Twitter.
“I knew there were racists, I understand that, but I had no idea it was to this level, and that the injustice and the seeking of power was so rampant that we are in the position we’re in now,” he added. “I don’t have the answers, but it pisses me off, it hurts me, it confounds me, and I wonder where the hell do I live.”
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Former NBA star Charles Barkley said “if you’re gay and transgender, I love you!”, with footage of the remark rapidly spreading on Twitter. “I want to say this: If you’re gay and transgender, I love you! Hey and if anybody give you sh–, you tell them Charles said ‘F–k you!’” he said, according to a video that appeared to be posted on TikTok, eliciting cheers as he spoke.
Barkley has been a vocal critic of anti-LGBT legislation, including in 2016 when he spoke out against a North Carolina law that barred transgender people from using the bathroom that aligned with their gender identity and instead required them to use the one that aligned with their biological sex.
Michigan Democrats on Tuesday rolled out an ad voiced by NBA star Isiah Thomas as part of the state’s effort to pitch itself as deserving of the first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary. “Michigan is America and the best place to pick a president,” the former Detroit Pistons star says in the two minute long video.
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