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Steph Curry pledges donation to Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold’s charity raffle

Steph Curry pledged to donate £40,000 worth of entries to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s charity raffle with proceeds going to the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

On Thursday, the Liverpool Football Club was crowned champions of the English Premier League for the first time in 30 years. After taking out Crystal Palace 4-0, Liverpool’s 21-year-old right-back decided to give back.

Trent Alexander-Arnold organized a charity raffle for the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The English footballer is raffling off his cleats from Liverpool’s Merseyside derby against Everton for £1 per ticket. “Black Lives Matter” are striped across Alexander-Arnold’s boots.

After seeing Alexander-Arnold’s charity raffle, Stephen Curry joined the cause. The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player pledged to match the first 40,000 tickets for Alexander-Arnold’s raffle.

Via @StephenCurry30 on Twitter:

In the past, Curry met with Alexander-Arnold at Wembley Stadium in London. The duo exchanged custom football kits and shoes. Curry traded a red pair of his signature Under Armour kicks for Alexander-Arnold’s boots.

Via @GSWarriorsLATAM on Twitter:

Curry wasn’t the only member of the Golden State Warriors to reach out to the young Liverpool star this week. After hurrying a thrilling free-kick goal against Crystal Palace, Steve Kerr took to Twitter to celebrate Alexander-Arnold’s blast. Kerr called the goal “nasty.”

Via @SteveKerr on Twitter:

With the Golden State Warriors season officially over, all eyes will be on Alexander-Arnold as Liverpool finishes out the English Premier League season and prepares for the Champions League.

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Steve Kerr gives shoutout to Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold for ‘nasty’ free-kick goal

Steve Kerr called Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick goal against Crystal Palace “nasty.”

While the NBA is preparing to make its return, the English Premier League is officially underway. When it comes to English football, Steve Kerr sides with Liverpool. On Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors head coach tuned in for the Reds matchup at Anfield with Crystal Palace.

In the 22nd minute with the score notched at zero, Trent Alexander-Arnold lined up for a free-kick from 25 yards out. With a bevy of Crystal Palace defenders lined up in front of him, Alexander-Arnold blistered a curling shot by Wayne Hennessey into the top-right pocket of the back of the net.

The 21-year-olds thrilling free-kick set the tone for Liverpool’s 4-0 victory at Anfield.

Watch Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick goal via @LFC on Twitter:

After watching Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson roam the court and launch 3-pointers, it’s safe to say Kerr is a fair judge of what makes a shot entertaining. Kerr went to Twitter to praise the goal. The longtime Liverpool fan called Alexander-Arnold’s strike “nasty.”

Via @SteveKerr on Twitter:

With Liverpool’s victory over Crystal Palace and Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Manchester City, the Reds locked up their first Premier League championships in 30 years. After Chelsea’s clinching victory for Liverpool, Kerr retweeted a handful of messages celebrating the 2020 EPL title.

The next time Kerr tunes in to watch Liverpool, the Reds will don a gold EPL patch on their sleeves.

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