Curry encourages peaceful protesting in hometown

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry follows every little thing about his hometown of Charlotte. Last week was hard to watch from way out West.

He is all for residents back home expressing themselves and their disappointment and heartbreak in the death of a black man at the hands of police. Curry just hopes they can keep finding positive ways to influence change, without violence.

The two-time reigning NBA MVP and Golden State star is just as devastated after the death of Keith Lamont Scott – and took to Twitter last week to say, “We deserve better than this.”

“You don’t ever want it to be violent. The first day in Charlotte it turned that way,” Curry said Monday. “That’s tough to see, especially growing up in that city. I know that’s not what we’re about, who we are as Charlotteans. You never want to be in that negative spotlight. As it went forward, everything was very constructive and productive.

“I think it made a huge turn for the greater good of taking a stand and doing what you can to make your voice be heard. I pray for Keith Lamont Scott’s family, the officer’s family, there are plenty of people that are going through some very tough situations but also just for the people of the city to understand that they can use their voice and they should do that, but violence is never going …

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