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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry responded to Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank's description of Donald Trump as an "asset" to the United States by taking a clever shot at the controversial president.

"I agree with that description, if you remove the 'et,'" Curry said Wednesday, per Marcus Thompson II of the Bay Area News Group.

Plank appeared on CNBC's Fast Money Halftime Report on Tuesday and praised Trump as a "pro-business president."

"He loves to build. I don't think there's any surprises here," Plank said. "When you look at the president, he wants to build things. He wants to build things; he wants to make bold decisions and be really decisive. I'm a big fan of people that operate in the world of publish and iterate versus think, think, think, think, think. So there's a lot that I respect there."

"Steph is one of our best assets," head coach Steve Kerr said about Curry's response, per Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle.

One of the first executive orders Trump signed after taking office involved slashing regulations on businesses. Former President Barack Obama put those safeguards into place during the major recession of his first term.

Curry said he spent "all day" on the phone with Plank and people at the Under Armour office seeking clarification Tuesday, per Thompson. The company sent out a release Wednesday saying Plank's comments were aimed at Trump's business policies—not an endorsement of the social actions he's taken that many have viewed as discriminatory.

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