Warriors' Stephen Curry Discusses Ua Masks, NBA Bubble And More..
Stephen Curry has an important message for everybody.
"This is still a pandemic that needs to be taken seriously," the Golden State Warriors star told Bleacher Report. "Hopefully it's an Under Armour mask, but wear your mask in general no matter where you're at. We've got a long way to go to get through this. Everybody should be echoing that."
Curry isn't just offering advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. He and Under Armour are taking action and working together to help keep young athletes safe and healthy as they return to sports.
Under Armour's mask giveback initiative will provide the company's new UA Sportsmask to high-school student-athletes in Oakland, Baltimore and Nashville.
Curry is spearheading the efforts for students in the Oakland Unified School District as a way to give back to the Bay Area and opened up about why it was important to do so:
"It's a timely situation in terms of everybody stepping up to find ways to meet the need right now across the country. We know how important masks are in terms of stopping the spread and trying to keep people living their daily lives as close to normal as possible but doing it in a safe way. With UA and their innovation team and the way they can turn around the production of these masks, it was a great opportunity to have an impact in Oakland. And knowing how effective the Oakland Unified School District has been since last March and into this school year, I wanted to try to get as many masks to the right kids as possible. Hopefully all the student-athletes in the Oakland Unified School District will get one and be able to use it wisely to be as productive and active as possible while staying safe."
Under Armour is also giving back internationally and working with athletes such as Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer and a member of the 2016 Refugee Olympic Athletes Team, and Anthony Joshua, a British boxer, to give out masks in Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific regions as part of the initiative.
It is no surprise Curry is involved with something helping young athletes considering the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation he and his wife, Ayesha, founded strives to end childhood hunger, provide educational opportunities and encourage children to be active, but he is also impressed with the design of the UA Sportsmasks that will be donated.
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