Paris | The Olympic movement tries, not always successfully, to keep politics and sport at arm’s length. But somebody forgot to tell NBA basketball superstar Stephen Curry.
At the pre-tournament press conference for the near-invincible US basketball team – always one of the biggest events of the build-up – Curry stepped out of the Olympic comfort zone with a full-throated declaration of support for vice president Kamala Harris’ White House bid.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
