My colleagues at Vox.com have been among the many media refrain calling for United States Vice President Kamala Harris to do extra interviews with the press forward of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, and it might seem their calls have been heard.
In response to Max Tani of Semafor, not solely did the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee do an look on Wisconsin Public Radio, she additionally recorded an interview with two of essentially the most esteemed journalists of our time: former NBA gamers Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, for his or her “All of the Smoke” podcast.
Extra right here: Kamala Harris recorded an look on the “All The Smoke” podcast at this time, I’m informed. It’s one of many extra well-known NBA pods, hosted by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, who each performed on the “We Imagine” Golden State Warriors on the time when Harris was SF DA. https://t.co/LGKzkK4JAj
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) September 25, 2024
That is, clearly, enormous information. Not solely do potential voters have the correct to know Harris’ stances on cornerstone coverage discussions like “Are the Knicks actual contenders?” additionally they must be aware about her opinions on historic points, comparable to if watching Barnes, Jackson and the remainder of the “We Imagine” crew upset the Dallas Mavericks in 2007 affected her view of Dirk Nowitzki’s legacy. Most of all, the general public deserves to have her remind us who she thinks casuals overlook was a bucket, and what her welcome to the NBA second was.
It’s unknown as of proper now when the episode with Harris will drop, however hopefully it is going to reply all these burning questions and extra… or at the very least tell us which member of the “We Imagine” Warriors was Harris’ favourite (any reply apart from Monta Ellis ought to, frankly, be disqualifying).
We’ll discover out when it airs, and you may preserve an eye fixed out for it on their YouTube channel.
