Steph Curry Had Some Fun Over Being Name Dropped In The GOP Tax Plan

Stephen Curry is one of the most well-known sports stars in America. He’s also a key component in the new Republican tax overhaul the GOP introduced on Thursday.

Curry’s name appeared in documents the GOP sent out Thurdsay that details how they want to change US tax law, the latest focus of Donald Trump’s administration as it struggles to enact change in its first year. In the tax plan, Curry is compared to a small business owner in the tax plan, the only real human to be named in the entire bill’s materials.

“Our legislation will ensure this much-needed tax relief goes to the local job creators it’s designed to help by distinguishing between the individual wage income of NBA All-Star Stephen Curry and the pass-through business income of Steve’s Bike Shop.”

The subtext here is that Trump himself had called out Curry just over a month ago when it was reported that the superstar would skip a trip to the White House should the NBA champion Golden State Warriors be invited to meet with Trump. The 45th president of the United States then said he would not invite the team, sparking another round of outrage from athletes across sports.

Curry himself was clearly stunned to find himself mentioned in the ne plan, tweeting on Thursday wondering if the fictional bike shop he was compared to was hiring.

It’s a tweet that’s practically nonsensical if you’re not following the latest political theatre in this country, but it’s a pretty clever dig at his appearance in some important literature for the GOP.

Curry kept it up on Instagram, joking about the bike shop being owned by Steve Kerr.

Curry has never been a fan of Trump mentioning him, and that seems unlikely to change moving forward.