Hey, what's going on, everybody?
Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
I'm Trevor Noah. Today is Monday, the 30th of November,
which means there's only 51 days left
until Trump can start his new job,
wishing White Nationalists a happy birthday on Cameo.
Happy birthday to you, Brian,
and all your Nazi friends on both sides.
Anyway, coming up on tonight's show--
why Santa is gonna be sober this year,
America's new president is already broken,
and basketball superstar Steph Curry is joining us
on the show to show us his underwear.
So llet's do this, people.
Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City
to your couch somewhere in the world, this is
The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah.
Let's kick it off with some news from the world of boxing,
the only sport where it always looks like the athletes
are just about to kiss.
Watching grown men punch each other is the perfect way
to work off some of that post-Thanksgiving aggression.
And over the weekend, there were two big fights
that showed how the sweet science is as sweet as ever.
NEWSMAN: Saturday night, 54-year-old Mike Tyson
fought 51-year-old Roy Jones, Jr.,
eight two-minute rounds over at Staples Center.
The fight was unofficially ruled
a draw by the judges ringside.
NEWSMAN 2: The other match of the night,
YouTube star Jake Paul took on former NBA star Nate Robinson.
Eventually, Paul hit Robinson.
That's right. Knockout punch,
sent him right to the canvas.
Wow.
That's the first time I've ever seen a human get dunked.
Looked like, one minute he was trying to catch a bus, and then,
he was like "Oh, no, I'm supposed to be taking a nap."
And can someone tell me why
a YouTube star is fighting an NBA star anyway?
What is this? Is this just 2020 making shit up?
It doesn't make sense. It sounds like
they were just matching up professions out of a hat.
And in the next fight, we'll see...
a Nobel physicist versus... musical legend Tony Bennett!
To me, the better fight was the main event
between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones, Jr.
It was so much fun to watch.
You know, two great boxers going head-to-head.
You know, and they were moving, they still knew how to fight.
Although, obviously, they're still in their 50s,
you know, so it was kind of like watching
a fight scene from The Irishman,
except with double the amount of black people from The Irishman.
Now, I know some people didn't think
that this fight was worth the 50 bucks
that they paid on Pay-Per-View, but right now, people,
this is the only place
you can see two middle-aged men fighting.
I mean, now that COVID has cancelled
all the Little League games,
where else are you gonna get that action, baby?
Speaking of older men, let's move on to Joe Biden,
president-elect and the guy Don, Jr. thinks is his new dad.
It has been a little over three weeks
since Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 election.
And he's already hit the ground running,
maybe a little too hard.
NEWSMAN: This morning President-Elect Biden
on the mend, spending Sunday night at the doctor's office
after twisting his ankle while playing with his dog Major,
according to his transition team.
Biden's doctor saying the president-elect,
following a CT scan, sustained hairline fractures
in his right foot and will likely require
a walking boot for several weeks.
Wow.
Biden broke his foot playing with his dog?
That is such a strange accident,
or was it?
Someone check who that dog voted for.
And why does Biden need a walking boot?
He shouldn't be walking.
He should be riding a golf cart everywhere.
It's called being presidential.
Also, I know this is a hard one to figure out,
but the president-elect getting hurt by a dog
really puts the Secret Service in a difficult position,
because how do they handle this?
-(barking) -Down on the ground! Hands in the air! Roll over!
Oh, my God, he's so cute. Look at him.
Look at him, guys. He wants a belly rub.
(laughing): Oh.
Can't stay mad at that face.
All right, but dogs or not,
Joe Biden's got to be more careful, right?
He broke his foot before he even got into office.
At this rate, by the end of his first term,
he's gonna look like the vase your dad tried to fix.
Once again, I'm just relieved
that America doesn't choose its leaders
the same way Wakanda does,
because right now, that dog would officially be
the new president of the United states.
-Is this your king? -(barking)
Moving on to the coronavirus pandemic.
It's the reason your aunt finally
stopped kissing you on the mouth.
Dr. Fauci and other experts are warning
that the United States
is about to enter a wave within a wave,
as the already skyrocketing number of cases
gets a post-Thanksgiving surge.
It's the only Thanksgiving leftover
you don't look forward to.
Well, after brussels sprouts. And let's be honest, guys.
Another surge is exactly what America doesn't need right now.
Cases and hospitalizations are already breaking new records.
And I know nobody wants to give up Christmas,
but guys, maybe there are some traditions
that we can do without.
You will not see a lot of red noses in the city this year.
That's because SantaCon, that pub crawl, has been cancelled.
NEWSMAN 2: The flash mob meets, pub crawl event raises money
for charity, but they've been criticized
because of some participants' booze-fueled antics.
NEWSMAN 3: An announcement of the SantaCon website says,
"Remain home and stay on the good list.
We're all in this together."
What? SantaCon is cancelled?
No!
Now how will children ever get
to see Santa Claus passed out on the sidewalk without pants?
Those poor kids are losing out on a tradition.
Can I be honest? I never thought
SantaCon would get cancelled before Santa.
Yeah. Because I thought for sure
that Santa would have been cancelled by now.
I mean, let's face it. The dude is problematic as hell.
He sneaks into everyone's homes.
He goes to malls to have kids sit on his lap,
and he's kissed all of our moms?
Yo, how is this dude still around?
But if you ask me, they don't need to cancel SantaCon.
Just make it virtual, like everything else this year.
You know? Do the whole thing over Zoom.
And then instead of throwing up on the sidewalk,
you throw up on your keyboard.
It's not perfect, but it's the next best thing.
Now some people are happy that SantaCon is cancelled,
because they say that those Santas just get drunk
and act obnoxious in the streets.
But I don't know about that, guys.
I mean, every year, I get drunk, and I dress up as Santa,
and I don't act any different.
I'll tell you what I want for Christmas.
A brand new sled.
And a piece of that ass.
Ho, ho, ho.
That's right. Give it to me, James. (growls)
Okay, yeah, yeah, maybe, uh...
maybe that should stay cancelled.
All right, we're gonna take a quick break,
but when we come back, we'll look at how
President Trump is conceding the election
without conceding the election.
And Steph Curry is still joining us on the show.
Don't go away.
Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
Although Donald "Jingle Bells" Trump
has finally given his government permission
to begin preparing for a Biden presidency,
he's also made it clear that he is not yet conceding,
because he's still got a shot, people.
And don't tell me
that the numbers are impossible, all right?
This is the season of miracles.
I mean, if Santa Claus can visit two billion houses in one night,
Pennsylvania can find 100,000 more Trump votes. Come on!
Unfortunately, though, Trump's latest efforts
to convince people that he actually won the election
have been going about as well as all his previous efforts.
NEWSWOMAN: The latest reality check-- Wisconsin.
The Trump campaign spent three million dollars
on a recount there, only to come up short.
Their demand for a do-over leaving Biden
with 87 more votes than the first time around.
NEWSWOMAN 2: President Trump says there is no amount
of evidence that will sway his opinion
that he won the election.
TRUMP: If you watched the election, I was called
by the biggest people saying, "Congratulations, sir.
You just won the election."
It was 10:00, and you looked at the numbers.
This election was over, and then they did dumps.
They call them "dumps." Big massive dumps.
Oh, man. Sometimes I feel bad for Donald Trump,
because the more serious he wants people to take him,
the more hilarious he sounds.
Something stinks about these massive dumps, Maria.
They're gonna leave such a huge stain on American democracy.
Why is everyone laughing at my massive dumps?
And this latest news is especially embarrassing.
Because he paid Wisconsin to do a recount,
and the recount gave Biden 87 more votes.
I almost want Trump to pay for a third count
just so that they can be, like, "Oh, yeah, uh,
and you have a small dick, too, Mr. President."
You know what Biden should do is, he should get Trump
to double-check everything in his life now.
You know? Biden will be, like, "Wow, I've been exercising
and I lost five pounds," and then Trump will go,
"No way. Let me check the scale. It's actually ten pounds!"
But look, part of Donald Trump understands
that he's not gonna be president after January 20,
because ever since Election Day, he and his administration
have been working overtime to rush through policies
and regulatory changes as fast as they can.
So let's take a look at some of those new things
that Trump is trying to squeeze in on his way out
in another episode of...
Donald Trump: Go Big and Go Home.
? ?
Throughout his presidency, one of Trump's signature issues
has been cracking down on immigration.
Whether that's building a wall, ending DACA,
throwing out Jared's Shakira CDs
or renaming San Antonio Saint Tony.
And now Trump is spending his last weeks
making it much harder for legal immigrants
to become citizens.
Behind the scenes, beneath the surface,
this administration is rushing to complete a series of tasks
as the president's term winds down,
cementing a number of immigration actions,
like making the citizenship test harder
for people who are trying to become American citizens.
NEWSWOMAN: Immigrants hoping to become U.S. citizens
will have to answer more questions
about American history and politics.
Immigration Services says it's expanding
the naturalization civics test,
adding more questions and topics.
Starting December 1, applicants will have to answer
ten more oral questions, a total of 20.
The civics test is one of the final steps
to becoming a U.S. citizen.
Okay, okay, okay, hold on, guys. This isn't fair.
How is Trump gonna create a citizenship test
that even he himself couldn't pass?
He may as well make immigrants do a pull-up.
But if Trump is gonna expand the civics test,
I think it's only fair to let applicants answer the questions
the way he answers the questions.
To become a citizen, you need to answer this question.
What did the Stamp Act of 1765 institute?
(Latin accent): Yo, that's a good question, man.
'Cause nobody knows the Stamp Act better than me.
So many stamps.
Some say the greatest stamp act there ever was, really,
if you think about it.
But we're looking very strongly into it,
and I'll have more to tell you in two weeks, ese.
Uh... I guess you're in?
What's worse is that it's gonna be even harder
to study for this test now that so many Confederate statues
have been taken down.
Oh-ho, what have we done?
There's no other way to study U.S. history!
I do have one question, though.
Are we sure that making the citizenship test harder
was Trump's idea?
'Cause I don't know, maybe it was Melania's.
(like Melania): I'm sorry, Donald,
they say I have to go back to my country
because I don't know enough to be U.S. citizen.
(like Trump): I don't understand, Melania.
You answered all the questions.
Ah, they just added new questions, so much harder.
Okay, bye now, bye-bye.
And if you thin Trump is being hard on immigrants,
just wait until you see what he's trying to do to prisoners.
And federal execution policy also seeing
some significant last-minute changes
here at the Justice Department,
creating new regulations allowing for the use
of more methods for federal executions,
including firing squad and electrocution.
That's right, people, Trump is expanding
the ways the federal government can execute someone.
You know? There's old ones coming back,
like the firing squad and the electric chair,
and then new ones, like getting in the ring with Jake Paul.
And look, I don't know about you guys,
but honestly, I would prefer being executed by firing squad
than lethal injection.
I mean, first of all, there's always the chance
that I'll get saved by Zorro, and second,
a firing squad requires a lot more people,
so I'm creating jobs for the economy.
Also, if you are gonna have executions,
a firing squad is just a lot more badass.
You know? You get to wear a blindfold,
you get that cigarette-- "Come on, guys, do your worst."
Whereas with lethal injection, it's like, "Aw, man,
I got to go to the doctor and then die?"
And by the way, one thing I've never understood
about firing squads is, why do you need a whole squad?
Like, how bad is their aim
that they need eight people to shoot at you?
This is America. One person can kill 30 people
in a minute with a gun.
You don't need eight people to kill one person.
Now, what's really interesting is that Donald Trump
isn't the only one who's trying to go big
before he goes home.
Many of his international allies know that when Joe Biden
steps into the White House, they won't have as much leeway
to do whatever they want.
Which is probably why Israel decided
that now is as good a time as any
to take their shots.
NEWSMAN: This morning, mystery surrounding the assassination
or Iran's top nuclear scientist.
An Iranian official now saying Israel used electronic devices
to kill Mohsen Fakhrizadehn remotely.
...reportedly been traveling with his wife
in this bulletproof car you see
when he heard gunfire and got out of the car
to check out what happened.
And that's when reports say that a machine gun
apparently operated by remote control
attached to a Nissan pickup truck
gunned him down.
That Nissan apparently then exploding
in what Iranian media claims was a self-destruct function.
Goddamn! Remote-control machine guns?
Self-destruct buttons?
We thought the new James Bond movie was delayed.
It turns out that shit was playing out in real life.
It almost feels like Israel is getting its assassination ideas
from video games.
Soon Iran's scientists are gonna start getting killed by Kirby.
They even had that Nissan self-destruct.
Which, by the way, is a terrible ad for Nissan.
We need a car to use once, then blow up,
so we'll take the Nissan.
Although, if I'm perfectly honest,
I don't know if I believe every part of this story right now.
'Cause, like, I struggle to understand the concept
of a nuclear scientist getting out of a bulletproof car
to check out where the bullets were coming from.
Why would he do that? He's a nuclear scientist.
Not like some guy who eats paint for a living.
Also, I think there's a broader takeaway
for us to learn here, which is that you only want to be
your country's second most important nuclear scientist.
So remember, kids, study hard, but not too hard.
Now, it turns out that this assassination
may have been illegal.
But it was also a very slick move diplomatically,
because Israel knows that Joe Biden
wants to bring Iran back into the world,
but killing their top scientist is gonna make that a lot harder.
Because now Iran is gonna want revenge, right?
And then Joe Biden's trying to make peace.
He's gonna come out like, "Oh, come on, guys, come on.
Let's all just get along. Come on, Iran, what do you say?"
"We deserve revenge, Joe Biden.
Wouldn't you want revenge for whoever did that to your ankle?"
"No, man. This was done by a dog."
"Yes. The man who did this to you is a dog!"
"Yeah, he's my best friend."
"You are a very strange man."
Now, even though the United Nations
is begging every country to just pump the brakes,
I don't think this kind of thing is gonna stop with Israel.
I think in the next two months,
you're gonna see all of Trump's friends
trying to cram in as much as they can
before he leaves office.
Vladimir Putin might just invade all of Ukraine.
Saudi Arabia could execute
everyone else at The Washington Post.
And Kim Jong-un-- whew!-- he's gonna be the worst.
He's gonna take advantage of everyone being distracted
and finally get those bangs that he's always wanted.
All right, when we come back, Dulcé tells you
how climate change could impact your wallet,
besides it being underwater.
And Steph Curry is joining us on the show.
So don't go away.
Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
So, everyone knows that climate change
could wreck the planet and destroy all life on Earth.
But even worse, it could cost you some money.
Dulcé Sloan looks into it
in another episode of Count on It.
? ?
SLOAN: Good news, everyone. The election felt like
it was the end of the world, but it wasn't.
Bad news?
The actual end of the world is coming up.
NEWSWOMAN: A life-threatening
and devastating flooding emergency.
NEWSWOMAN 2: A crippling drought.
NEWSWOMAN 3: Some people driving through flames
to escape.
SLOAN: Climate change is getting worse,
and even though the election was a small victory for the planet,
Biden is still going to need to deal with Republicans
who don't think fixing it is worth the price tag.
The Paris Accord, I took us out,
because we were gonna have to spend trillions of dollars.
The American economy, it will die
if we get rid of oil and gas.
Where are they going to get all the money from?
Um, one of the people supporting this
says we can just print money, Congressman.
SLOAN: I'm not taking economic advice from someone
who looks like he spends most of his money on eight balls.
But I'll admit, after the way 2020 has gone,
I myself have wondered
if the world is even worth saving.
So, I want to know what costs more:
doing something like the Paris Agreement
or Green New Deal
or this kind of plan,
which is-- wait for it-- nothing.
Nada.
Luckily, we found an expert in doing nothing,
Professor Marshall Burke.
In a sense, we study the cost of doing nothing,
although doing nothing here really means doing a lot.
I do nothing all the time, and it doesn't cost me a penny.
So, we have studied this. The Paris climate agreement
said we want to limit warming
to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
But let's say we do... Let's say we do nothing at all.
The best estimate suggests we're gonna get
about three degrees Celsius,
five or six degrees Fahrenheit of warming
over the next century.
Hotter temperatures reduce agricultural productivity.
Uh, hotter temperatures make us less productive at work.
And this could cost us tens of trillions of dollars
in terms of lost economic output.
If I hear "trillions of dollars," I'm thinking
Monopoly money and unicorn tears.
So, what will doing nothing
cost the average person?
You're right, "trillion" is hard to understand.
Uh, so, hundred billion is a... is a Jeff Bezos.
So, a trillion is like ten Jeff Bezoses.
Should we just kidnap Jeff Bezos
and make him pay for it?
I-I don't know
if our research speaks to a kidnapping approach.
SLOAN: What Marshall's research does speak to
is that if we don't meet the 1.5 degree goal
set by the Paris Accord,
it could cost $6 trillion in the U.S. alone,
and Miami will be underwater, and not in a fun way.
-Aw. -SLOAN: If we go past that,
the world's GDP drops by 20%,
and the Pirates of the Caribbean ride
will have direct access to the Caribbean.
On the other hand, what if we actually did something
and passed some of the ambitious proposals
laid out in the Green New Deal?
People talk about, like, the Green New Deal
like AOC is gonna personally come in your house
and steal your Christmas presents
and then replace it with a lump of coal and then come back
and replace the lump of coal with a solar panel.
A lot of the hand-wringing about the Green New Deal
has focused on its potential costs.
Imagine you have a loved one
who'd been diagnosed with a serious illness.
Uh, so, do we say,
"Oh, it's gonna cost $10,000 to fix Grandpa.
Like, let's not bother. $10,000, wow"?
No, we think about the benefits of that, too.
We like having Grandpa around.
So, we need to think of the Earth
as a grandpa we like, is what you're saying.
Yeah, the metaphor works when you like your grandpa.
And we find that the costs of inaction
are actually a lot larger,
uh, than doing something about the problem.
I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.
But what do you do if your lazy, deadbeat, ain't-shit government
refuses to see the logic in these numbers?
You take their asses to court, even on a local level,
and I talked to one hardened veteran
of the U.S. judicial system who is doing just that.
I'm actually suing the state of Florida.
All we want for them is to cut our carbon emissions.
How old are you?
(chuckles) I am 21 years old.
Is it the Doogie Howser situation?
I know you don't get that reference because you're 21.
(chuckles) No, not quite.
Okay, how much are you suing them for?
Absolutely nothing.
You're suing them for nothing?
What, do you play lotto for the thrill of the game?
Do you go to Vegas just for the weather?
So, it's kind of like we're suing
on behalf of the environment.
Could I recommend one thing?
Sue to get enough money
to buy a submarine.
We want them to spend the money on the environment.
So, we know that it's going to cost us as a society
trillions of dollars.
But if we continue to wait,
it's only going to be more expensive in the future
to pay for those solutions that we need.
For example, the property value of the land that's at risk
from five feet of sea level rise
is about $27 billion.
SLOAN: And for those following along,
that's a quarter Jeff Bezos.
Don't get your hopes up, you know?
'Cause there's a chance that Florida isn't gonna change.
Florida's still gonna be on your couch,
eating all your food while you're at work,
asking to borrow your car.
Why do you need a car, Florida?
You don't have a job.
Yeah, so, to be candid, if there's no change,
if we don't do anything to solve our climate change crisis,
Florida faces extinction.
SLOAN: On the one hand, if Florida is extinct,
then we wouldn't have to deal with Florida anymore.
But then again, Florida's part of Earth.
And even though it's been hard on us this year,
we should still do something to save it instead of nothing,
because I still love Earth.
Some people I like live here.
Even some people that I love, and I wouldn't trade them
for all the Bezoses in the world.
Thank you so much for that, Dulcé. All right, stick around,
because when we come back, Steph Curry
will be joining us right here. Don't go away.
Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
Earlier today, I spoke with NBA superstar Steph Curry.
We talked about the upcoming NBA season,
his new partnership with Under Armour
and that infamous tweet.
Steph Curry, welcome back
to The Daily Social Distancing Show.
I appreciate you having me, man.
Always a good time talking to you.
Yeah, man. I would appreciate you telling me
about your wardrobe choices before you come on the show.
I don't like the fact
that now we're both wearing the same hoodie.
Like, one of us has to change, man.
I feel like, uh, as we all know the last eight months,
we only have a certain rotation of hoodies.
-(laughs) -So, it's tough,
but this happens to be every Monday.
I should have let you know that. The hair is the only thing
that will differentiate us right now.
-So, at least we got... -Yeah, man. I-I do the...
I do my cornrows on the weekend.
I'm a... I'm a weekend cornrows guy
and then, like, Afro during the week, so...
I like that. I take most of my meetings on the weekends,
and I'm back in the gym on weekdays,
so I'm the exact opposite.
Oh, so you flip it the other way around.
-(chuckles) -Well, good to have you back, my dude.
Good to have you back. Uh, we got a lot to talk about today.
Before we get into the business,
before we get into the big announcement
that Steph Curry's making, before we get into
all the major moves that you're making,
we got to talk about that tweet, Steph.
We got to talk about that tweet.
-Uh-huh. -This weekend,
we saw, uh, some of the craziest boxing fights
that, like, anyone has ever seen.
Mike Tyson fighting against Roy Jones Jr.
That was just, uh, like, history.
And then Nate Robinson
fighting against Jake Paul from YouTube. Also history.
Now, Nate Robinson is a former teammate of yours.
-Yes, he is. -And he-he tweeted out...
He was like, "I'm fighting for my family.
I'm fighting for the NBA. I'm fighting for all of us."
And you were like, "Yo, go get them, Nate."
And then he said, "I'm gonna shock the world."
And then after his knockout, you responded to that tweet,
and you were like, "Yeah, I see no lies, man."
-(laughs) -Yeah. So, I know.
One thing about Nate is, one,
he can dish out the trash talk and he can take it.
And I know, based on, you know,
how the whole match went or the whole, you know, event went,
it wasn't supposed to be that entertaining but it was.
But for Nate, he is the most resilient dude in the world,
so if there's one person that I know
that's gonna find, like, you know,
that comeback-type of situation--
I don't know if he's gonna be back in the ring
-but whatever he's gonna do... -(laughs)
it's gonna be amazing.
Um, I'm betting-- I'm betting on Nate.
So, uh, we could have as much fun on Twitter,
um, and throw jabs--
no pun intended-- but we can, uh...
we can always know Nate's gonna be in good shape.
Do you think, like, the NBA took this personally?
Because I-I felt like it was, like, YouTube versus the NBA.
And I was shocked that the NBA got knocked out by YouTube.
I'm not gonna lie, Steph.
That's the best part of, like, just sports.
There's always a narrative that, uh...
that kind of materializes.
So, definitely-- Which is why I tweeted at Nate right before.
I was hyped. I was ready for him to go in there and do his thing.
Uh, when you cross over sports,
I think we all have this irrational confidence.
-And, uh, I love that about just... -(laughs)
you know, athletes in-in general.
Uh, I do the same thing in golf.
I was over there embarrassing myself
in front of Phil Mickelson for four hours on national TV.
Uh, you know, so I-I kind of know the, uh...
you know, that experience.
But, for him, uh,
we definitely, you know, took it serious
or took it personal in terms
of that YouTubers/NBA type of situation.
We might have to go, like, tit for tat
on, you know, top NBA fighters, if you will.
We can get-- We-we can throw our list out.
Don't worry about that, so-- I'm not on there.
Don't worry about that either. (chuckles)
You-you put yourself down,
but, Steph, you are really good at golf.
I've met golfers who have been like,
"Steph Curry is legit when it comes to playing golf."
You played a tournament for charity.
It was yourself, it was Phil Mickelson.
And, um, you were up against Charles Barkley,
who I know you didn't want to lose against.
I know you didn't want to lose to him.
But you lost. What would you think is a worse defeat,
you losing to Charles Barkley
or Nate Robinson getting knocked out by Jake Paul?
Which one is worse?
Well... (stammers) for me, it's got to be Nate.
He had... (stammers) I'm not-- I didn't get physically harmed.
Like, we know that. But in terms of,
like, pure embarrassment, if you will--
like, I knew we were both, you know,
putting ourselves out there--
uh, losing to Chuck in anything--
as much trash as he's talked about me
and our team and all that-- that made it--
oh, that hurt, that hurt.
So, uh, I'm gonna have to find him on a course somewhere
after the season and-and redeem myself.
Let's talk a little bit about the season,
before we get into the new brand and-and what you got coming up.
Um, the NBA was-was the most successful franchise
in launching a bubble format
to play sports in a system where people weren't getting sick.
You know, they did-- they did the best they could.
But the season has just been weird.
We got another season coming up now.
And on top of, like, corona and everything that's going on,
like, everything at Golden State has just been--
I mean, it's been a tumultuous time.
You know, you-you have been part of, arguably,
the most dominant team over the past decade.
You know, going to five finals.
Like, coming away with three rings.
Like, just, like-- I mean, there was a point--
I remember when people started writing articles, Steph,
where they were like, "We need to-- We need to change
"the scoring of a three-pointer because these guys have,
like, broken the game." That's how dominant you guys were.
And now it's just been injuries.
You know, you got injured, Klay got injured,
he's injured again, Durant got injured.
Like, what-what is the feeling in the team right now?
And what do you think you guys need to do
to get ready for the next season,
with how many challenges you now face?
It's weird, 'cause all the things you just said,
I got overwhelmed just hearing you talk about it.
And now I'm like-- We're about to start, uh,
training camp and, uh, you know, this week
and-and gearing up for the 22nd to start our season,
-so there's a lot of unknowns. -(children shouting in distance)
There's a lot of anxiety around, uh--
I got my kids running around here.
There's a lot of anxiety around, uh,
you know, just getting back to playing competitive basketball.
-'Cause we've been out since March. -Yeah.
And, uh, we got a lot of new faces.
Uh, we know, watching the Bubble,
that there's a lot of amazing teams out there
that, uh, have taken strides as-as contenders.
And-and you see what L.A. has, uh-- has done as champions.
So we know the work is cut out for us.
But, uh, our culture remains the same.
You know, me and Draymond, as the-the elder statesmen,
we'll call it, uh, you know, we've been around
and, uh, we-we know what it takes to-to win championships.
So we're excited for the challenge.
And, like, all the noise around us,
in terms of, you know, the different cast of characters
and the new guys, like, we're gonna take that and run with it,
um, and, uh-- and-and do what we're gonna do this year.
So it's gonna be-- it's gonna be exciting, man.
I just want to play competitive basketball again.
It's-it's been-- it's been too long,
uh, sitting on the sidelines, and I'm excited about that.
One of the biggest reasons you're here today, man,
we're gonna talk about the Curry brand.
This is a major moment for you
and a major moment for any athlete,
where a major brand-- Like, you've worked
with Under Armour for a long time.
But we all know, in sports and in any apparel line,
it is huge when a brand says, "You know what,
"your name is so big and so powerful
that your name is gonna sort of stand alone within this brand."
We saw it with Jordan.
Steph Curry has now gone to the next level.
Talk us through the Curry brand, because what I--
what I really like about this is
it's not just about you having your own line.
You have an interesting idea of what you want
the Curry brand to stand for.
No doubt. I mean, you hit on a lot of points.
And, like, it's, one, surreal to know
that, uh, this is actually happening.
And it's been, you know, a conversation
and-and strategizing over, you know, two years now with,
you know, my team and with Under Armour,
in terms of-- Like, you said, I've been with them since 2013.
We've done amazing things in the signature business
and built a substantial business that, uh,
um, has had a lot of ups and downs,
but it's been an amazing learning process
and, uh, we've grown a lot.
So taking the foundation of what that is
and the relationship that we've had
and-and being able to launch Curry Brand,
where, you know, you have,
um, an opportunity to have purpose.
And, you know, a part of the mission,
a part of the bottom line of what we do
and everything that you participate in with the brand--
the product, apparel, whatever it is,
uh, all the different campaigns that we're gonna run--
um, there is a-a message and a meaning behind it
and that is to ensure that, you know, our next generation
has, you know, equal and-and equitable access
to sports across the country.
We're starting here in my home-- you know, my backyard
in the Bay Area, but there are some crazy numbers
about, you know, participation in youth sports,
how it's declining, you know, year after year
and, obviously, the impact that COVID has had.
Um, we know our role, and we're gonna play our role,
you know, to the best of our ability
and-and use, again, the platform that I have,
the story that I've been able to be a part of,
and-and, uh-- and even looking ahead into the future,
that, you know, when it comes to doing amazing things
and putting out, you know, dope stories and dope products,
that you're changing people's lives over the course of, uh--
over the course of this journey.
And that's something for us that, uh, is exciting
and hopefully can be something unique
that you haven't seen before.
Well, I think there are a lot of parts of it that are unique.
You know? It's not just the partnership
but it's what you're trying to do.
One of my favorite parts of the partnership is how
you guys are gonna be setting out to create safe places
where kids can play sports.
And-and a lot of people take that for granted.
Like, you know, if-if you grew up and you think back
and you go, like, "Man, how many times did you get up
to some shit as a kid because you couldn't play sports?"
You know? And you-you just-- You know? (stammers)
Like my grandmother used to say,
idle hands are the devil's playground.
You know? And-and sports has been shown, time again,
it teaches you responsibility, it just gets your mind going,
it's great for mental health,
it gets the kids out of the streets.
It is a wonderful way to build camaraderie
and-and just self-esteem.
So, you're gonna be doing that. You're gonna be working.
How are you gonna be picking the cities?
And where do you hope to see the program expanding?
No doubt. And the biggest part is
we're not reinventing the wheel with this--
we're just being able to draw attention, awareness,
resources, and-and, uh, support
to not only certain communities that need,
to your point, safe spaces to play,
uh, but coaches and-and leaders in these communities,
being able to train them, um,
in the ways to reach the next generation,
um, and be able to create that connection.
Um, but also programming.
We know, uh, to your point,
when you talk about what sports teaches us
and just being able to participate--
Not every kid's gonna be a pro athlete
in whatever sport they decide,
um, but, you know, sports gives you that perseverance,
that discipline, that determination
that you carry into whatever your, you know,
career path you choose and whatever opportunity
is in front of you, so...
Uh, the one thing that I looked at in my journey
is I-I never had to-to worry about, you know,
I want to go play basketball, oh, where do I go?
-Right. -Um, you know, where-where is there a place
that I can go hoop and work on my game
uh, in, uh, in that kind of, uh, you know, scenario.
Not-- a lot of kids don't have an answer to that question.
And we want to be that answer.
Um, and-and-and we talk about where we decide to go?
That's listening to community.
That's how we started here at, uh,
Manzanita Park right at--
uh, in downtown Oakland, um...
The community had been petitioning
and campaigning trying to get, you know,
that-that, uh, community center refurbished
for years and years and we heard their-their call
and-and got it done, so that's gonna be the, uh,
the-the gas in the tank as we, uh,
you know, launch this brand and-and live out
our purpose and mission. We've got, we got to talk
about it now so people know what we're talking about.
But you'll be able to, uh,
to execute that out and live it out with everything that we do.
That's the challenge.
Well, you're doing it, man.
It's a challenge, but you're doing it every single day.
Feeding over a million kids in Oakland.
You know, getting back to the court in one of the most
challenging seasons the NBA's gonna see.
And, of course, having your voice heard in politics.
Steph Curry, thank you so much for taking the time, my dude.
No doubt, next time I see you,
just send me the color of sweatshirt,
-and we'll match it up. -I'll-I'll let,
I'll let you know ahead of time, man.
And you, you tell me who does your rolls.
I got to get some of those.
-I got you, I got you. -All right, my dude.
Don't forget, Steph's Curry Brand will be available
from December 1st.
All right, we're gonna take a quick break,
but we'll be right back after this.
Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go,
as you may have heard, there is an important
run-off election coming up in Georgia.
And if you're watching from the Peach State,
the deadline to register to vote online
for that next election is next Monday, December 7th.
And if you're not in Georgia, you can still help
by supporting groups like 18 by Vote
that are working to engage young people to vote,
especially the estimated 23,000
young people in Georgia who were not eligible
to vote in the general election, but are now gonna be 18
in time to vote in the upcoming election on January 5th!
Ah-ha, timing!
So if you're able to help out and you want to support
the cause, then check out the link below.
Until tomorrow, stay safe out there,
wear a mask and remember...
if you're getting drunk at Christmas,
do it the traditional way,
at home alone.
Now hear it is, Your Moment of Zen.
MELANIA TRUMP: Who gives a (bleep) about Christmas
stuff and decorations?
Who gives a (bleep) about Christmas stuff
and decorations?
Who gives a (bleep)? Who gives a (bleep)?
(bleep)
Who gives a (bleep) about Christmas stuff
and decorations?