Steph Curry Instagrams support for Colin Kaepernick at Panthers-49ers game

Noted Carolina Panthers fan and NBA champion Stephen Curry joined the #freekaep movement at Sunday’s San Francisco 49ers game.

Steph Curry is a well-known Carolina Panthers fan so it should come as no surprise that the Golden State Warriors point guard was in attendance on Sunday to see his hometown team take on that of his adopted city. What perhaps may be surprising — though not really, if you think about it — is that Curry took the opportunity to share his support for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and current NFL lightning rod, Colin Kaepernick.

In the midst of an Instagram story that also saw Curry showing off his Carolina blue Cam Newton Under Armour kicks and a selfie with Chef Michael Mina, Curry also posted a photo of the field with the hashtag #freekaep.

The hashtag has been used to show support for the Kaepernick while he remains teamless.

This isn’t the first time Curry has expressed support for Kaepernick, applauding him in early September of last year when the quarterback first began his protest of police violence while on the 49ers. Telling CNBC:

"There’s going to be people that agree with him and there’s going to be people that disagree with him, which is what I think our country stands for. Hopefully that’ll drive the conversation to bettering the equal rights and treatment of African-Americans and people of color. I applaud him for taking a stand. Hopefully the conversation is about what his message was and not the fact of ‘Is he going to stand or is he going to sit for the national anthem?’ The conversation was started and will continue."

(Curry has also been outspoken regarding Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank’s involvement with President Donald Trump’s advisory committee, among other political topics. It’s kind of an NBA thing — being openly and acceptably outspoken.)

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A year later, the conversation is still going strong, though the degree to which it’s stayed about his message vs. his protest is highly debatable.