Athletes and coaches from across several sports have officially thrown their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. On Saturday morning, the Harris campaign announced the formation of “Athletes for Harris,” which will be led by 10 prominent American sports figures.
“Athletes for Harris” will have 10 co-chairs responsible for “recruiting fellow athletes to help the campaign.” That list includes major names from football, tennis, basketball, soccer and the Paralympics.
- Thomas Booker, Philadelphia Eagles DT
- Magic Johnson, NBA legend
- Billie Jean King, 12-time Grand Slam champion
- Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors head coach
- Ali Krieger, two-time Women’s World Cup champion
- Candace Parker, three-time WNBA champion
- Doc Rivers, Milwaukee Bucks head coach
- Dawn Staley, South Carolina head coach
- Ali Truwit, two-time Paralympic silver medalist
- Chris Paul, 12-time NBA All-Star
The campaign said it will lean on those individuals to build more support from other athletes in the final weeks of the campaign between Harris,…