Steve Kerr

"When are we gonna do something?!" the Golden State Warriors head coach asked Tuesday night. "I'm tired of the moments of silence. Enough."

The Senate received H.R. 8 in March of 2021. "It's pathetic," Kerr said, as he stood up to end the news conference. Enough." "We are being held hostage by 50 senators in Washington who refuse to even put it to a vote, despite what we the American people want," the coach said. "I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there," said Kerr, who grew visibly emotional as he discussed the tragedies inflicted upon innocent people. "I've had enough."

Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr refuses to discuss basketball to express his outrage prior to the NBA Conference Finals. Before funerals in Buffalo ...

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr made an impassioned plea to take stronger action against gun violence in the United States after 19 children and ...

"We're going to try to play the game. The game is not going to be canceled. "We're going to play the game tonight. How would you feel if this happened to you today?" "There's 50 Senators right now who refuse to vote on H.R. 8, which is a background check rule that the House passed a couple years ago. I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there ... I'm tired of the moments of silence.

Enough. ... So I ask you, Mitch McConnell and all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and the school shootings and the supermarkets ...

Do we want to grow numb (or number) to what happened in Uvalde or Newtown or dozens of other places around the country? (Murphy, for what it's worth, was dismissive of using the Manchin-Toomey proposal as a blueprint for future action. Two-thirds of Americans supported a national gun database and banning high-capacity ammunition magazines. At issue is the 60-vote threshold necessary to end debate in the Senate. Without 60 votes on any gun control legislation, there is no path forward. You cannot explain this through a prism of mental illness because ... we're not an outlier on mental illness, we're an outlier when it comes to access to firearms and the ability of criminals and very sick people to get their hands on firearms. , a House bill that would expand background checks to include private gun sales and gun show sales.

The superstar said he appreciates his head coach's leadership after Kerr made a plea following an elementary school shooting in Texas.

“I can’t even imagine the pain for coach to say what he said, and every word he said was powerful, was meaningful. “I appreciate his leadership,” Curry said of the pregame interaction. He also approached Kerr before tip-off and gave him a head nod and firm handshake before beginning the game.

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How do you get ready to play a basketball game in the wake of such horrors. “You know that sounds like a very inappropriate thing to say. “It was on everybody’s mind … it was hard to stay focused, going out and playing basketball. When he was a freshman in college, his father Malcolm was assassinated by two gunmen, shot twice in the back of his head outside his office at the American University of Beirut. Curry came up to Kerr and looked him in the eye and nodded. The killer at Robb Elementary School was 18 and reportedly bought two automatic weapons on his birthday. The result was a subdued, low-energy atmosphere, with the team pumping up music and noise to compensate. His son has witnessed a mind-numbing avalanche of domestic terrorism, of American citizens being massacred in their homes, schools, stores, movie theaters, and the political powers shrugging at the carnage. Instead, he gave an impassioned, outraged statement on the impotence of our leaders to protect us from being murdered, one that was shared over a million times within hours. And a basketball game to get to. I’m sorry — I’m tired of the moments of silence. A thought and a prayer.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr delivered an impassioned speech about gun control following the Texas school shooting in Uvalde. His father's 1984 murder in ...

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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr ripped senators after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Udalve, Texas, on Tuesday. Kerr called for gun ...

"I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence in school shootings and supermarket shootings — I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children, and our elderly, and our churchgoers? And when it comes to gun violence stateside, he’s served as a kind of sports spokesman after multiple school shootings now, a shameful indicator of just how recurrent this issue is. There's a high chance by now you've seen the viral video of Kerr indignantly slamming his hand on a table over Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr delivered an impassioned speech about gun control following the Texas school shooting in Uvalde. His father's 1984 murder in ...

He has long spoken about the trauma following the shooting of his own father, and as he said in the press conference, he has had enough. “When are we going to do something?” Kerr added as he pounded on the table in front of him. “I know what it feels like,” Kerr said in a town-hall-style meeting back in 2018. … How would you feel if this happened to you today?” Kerr said during Tuesday’s press conference. “Playing basketball took my thoughts away from what was going on,” he said in an interview with the New Yorker. “It helped me out. “We are being held hostage by 50 senators in Washington who refuse to even put it to a vote, despite what we, the American people, want. They won’t vote on it because they want to hold on to their own power. He has coached the Warriors since 2014, contributing to three championship wins, five conference titles and five division titles. Serving as president of the American University of Beirut (AUB) in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War often put a target on Kerr’s father. His predecessor, president David S. Dodge, was the victim of a kidnapping by pro-Iranian gunmen in 1982. Steve was born in Beirut on Sept. 27, 1965, but moved to California as a toddler. And the same goes for children who lose a parent.

The NBA coach has won three championships during his time in the Bay Area. But his most important contributions go beyond basketball.

During my interview with Coach Kerr in my book, he explained how he gives players the freedom to be who they are and discussed with me topics his team are passionate about. Players and coaches supporting each other as they speak out on topics they value is important as they seek to make positive changes in society. Indeed, Kerr himself has had his own battles with Trump and attacked the former president’s proposed ban on refugees and travelers from some Muslim-majority countries in 2017. The gunman accused of the murders in Buffalo is also 18 and had also legally bought assault rifles, one of which he is alleged to have used in the killings. He told me how that desire to listen to players is reciprocated when he is passionate about something like gun control. Kerr was playing college basketball in Arizona at the time, and the incident has defined much of his life. Golden State’s star guard Stephen Curry retweeted his coach’s entire pre-game press conference, along with the caption: “Watch this as much as you watch the game tonight.” It’s on everybody’s mind coming into the game,” Curry said. By the end of the press conference, Kerr was too angry to continue. I’m tired of the moments of silence. “There’s 50 senators right now who refuse to vote on HR8, which is a background check rule [for gun purchases] that the House passed a couple years ago. I’ve had enough,” he said and walked out the room.

Reacting to the Texas school shooting earlier in the day, Golden State Warriors' head coach Steve Kerr gets emotional during his press conference before ...

“Doesn’t seem like it would be that far of a stretch, but for whatever reason, we’re paralyzed and unable to do anything to protect our citizens. “Hopefully we’ll find enough people, first of all, to vote good people in, but hopefully we can find enough people with courage to help our citizens remain safe and focus on the real safety issues. Nov. 6, 2017: “To solve it, I think we almost have to look at it like a public-health issue. It doesn’t matter that people are being shot at a concert, in a movie theater. It doesn’t seem to matter to our government that children are being shot to death day after day in schools. There are so many common-sense gun reform measures that we can take, and yet we refuse to do so out of ideological dynamics. “Our government hasn’t done anything in terms of gun-safety laws. Nov. 8, 2018: “I know we’re going to have a moment of silence tonight. “Everyone has their personal issue that’s important to them, and my personal issue is gun safety, gun control. Freedom would be the ability to live without fear of getting murdered.” I’m sorry — I’m tired of the moments of silence. “I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there.

Thoughts and prayers are the worst things you can offer during times like this. The Bible says that faith without works is dead, which means that all those ...

Because if you don’t, you’ll just be relegated to tweeting “thoughts and prayers” while you watch a basketball game that should have been postponed. There are too many guns in this country, as the Second Amendment needs to be viewed as a relic instead of a battle cry for people, and police departments that want to stock up on unnecessary artillery. “When we take the court and represent Milwaukee and Wisconsin, we are expected to play at a high level, give maximum effort and hold each other accountable.

There's a clear lesson for all of us when Steve Kerr and Charles Barkley make clear, impassioned calls for action after the Texas school shooting.

Kerr and Barkley are challenging elected officials, showing that any of us could do the same. Gladwell reached a chilling conclusion: “The problem is not that there is an endless supply of deeply disturbed young men who are willing to contemplate horrific acts. … You’re supposed to represent ALL the people.” That means more money and brainpower should go into prevention programs that focus on mental health, empathy and compassion. “Ninety percent of us!” We know, at this point, that anyone could be a mass shooter. It’s that young men no longer need to be deeply disturbed to contemplate horrific acts.” “I’m tired,” Kerr said. Finally, it’s clear that we have the will to do something; it’s clear there’s plenty to do – the solutions can come from people in unlikely walks of life. Feinstein continued, relaying a conversation with Butch Henry, the sports information director at the University of Arizona, where Kerr played: “Two days after Steve’s dad was killed, we played Arizona State. There was a moment of silence before the game. Steve played because his mom told him there was nothing his dad enjoyed more than watching him play. It’s clear we have the will to do something; it’s also clear we have plenty to do.

Golden State Warriors coach's father was killed by gunman in 1984. The Warriors were playing in Texas hours after school shooting in which at least 21 ...

But the news of what is happening, not just here in Texas but throughout our country, is sad.” I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? The winner will advance to the NBA finals, where they will play the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics. “We will truly play with heavy hearts tonight for the community, for the school of Robb Elementary School,” Kidd said. “I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings. I am so tired of the, excuse me, I am sorry, I am tired of the moments of silence.

NBA coach Steve Kerr has been widely praised for a passionate speech advocating for tighter gun control in the US following the horrific shooting at Robb ...

I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? “I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings. “By the ways in which we, as a nation, have become conditioned to unfathomable and unbearable heartbreak. I am so tired of the, excuse me, I am sorry, I am tired of the moments of silence. Former basketball star Rex Chapman added: "On 18 January 1984, Steve Kerr’s father - Malcom - was shot and killed by two gunmen. I am so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave a speech about gun control during the NBA Conference Finals press conference, following a school shooting ...

I'm tired, I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. So I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you Senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings, I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children, and our elderly, and our churchgoers? I'm tired of the moments of silence. "I'm tired, I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. "I'm not going to talk about basketball, nothing's happened with our team in the last six hours. I'm tired of the moments of silence.

Kerr well known for his basketball playing days and coaching acumen spoke to reporters after the playoff loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, but ...

Like seriously AT SCHOOL where its suppose to be the safest!" They refuse to even put it to a vote, despite what the American people want. La Lakers legend Lebron James also made a plea on Twitter saying: My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of loved ones lost & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX! Like when is enough man!!!

Kerr has long called for gun control laws in the US and made a direct and moving plea to senators and members of Congress to take action.

I ask you, are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? “I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings. I’m so tired of the ‘excuse me, I’m sorry’, I am tired of the moments of silence.

US basketball coach Steve Kerr, a former Chicago Bulls player and Michael Jordan team-mate, has appealed to US senators like Mitch McConnell in wake of Texas ...

He continued: “I’m tired, I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there… It’s been sitting there for two years, and there’s a reason they won’t vote on it, to hold onto power.” And a teacher. Kerr added: “Since we left shootaround, 14 children were killed, 400 miles from here. He was shot twice in the head in the back of his head outside his office and died instantly. His father was an academic who specialised in Middle Eastern studies and Kerr spent most of his childhood growing up in Lebanon, where his father was the president of the American University of Beirut.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr made an impassioned plea to take stronger action against gun violence in the United States after 19 children and ...

"We're going to try to play the game. The game is not going to be canceled. "We're going to play the game tonight. How would you feel if this happened to you today?" "There's 50 Senators right now who refuse to vote on H.R. 8, which is a background check rule that the House passed a couple years ago. I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there ... I'm tired of the moments of silence.

Im fed up. Ive had enough. Were going to play the game tonight. But I want every person here, every person listening to this, to think about your own child ...

How would you feel if this happened to you today?" This is sickening." These children represent our country's future, our hopes, our dreams." Like seriously AT SCHOOL where its suppose to be the safest!" How would you feel if this happened to you today?" Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt said: "Devastated doesn't even begin to describe it. "We're going to play the game tonight. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said: "Breaks my heart hearing this news, no parent should ever have to lose there child. San Antonio Spurs, via Twitter: "Uvalde, There are no right words. So I appreciate his leadership on that." LeBron James Tweeted: "My thoughts and prayers goes out to the families of love ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX! Like when is enough enough man!!! I accept that challenge to try to use my voice and platform to help hopefully make change.

Kerr did not speak about basketball prior to Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.

But we have to find a way to be pro, find a way to win, and move forward. We're going to try to play the game. We're going to play the game tonight. That's what we're going to do. We are being held hostage by 50 senators in Washington who refuse to even put it to a vote, despite what we, the American people, want. Fifty senators in Washington are going to hold us hostage. We're going to start the same way tonight. We're going to go play a basketball game. I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? So I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings. There's 50 senators right now who refuse to vote on HR8, which is a background check rule that the House passed a couple years ago. I'm not going to talk about basketball.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr blasted senators for not doing enough to pass gun control legislation, following the deadliest school shooting in the ...

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr delivered an impassioned speech and called for action during a press conference Tuesday following the deadly mass ...

Families mourn as the names of those murdered in Texas elementary school shooting emerge Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr delivered an impassioned speech and called for action during a press conference Tuesday following the deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school in which at least nineteen students and two teachers were killed. All of those killed in Texas' deadliest school shooting in history were in one classroom, a state public safety official says.

In an impassioned speech just after a school shooting in Texas left at least 19 children and two adults dead on Tuesday, Golden State Warriors head coach ...

We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. “I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. “There’s 50 senators, right now, who refuse to vote on H.R. 8, which is a background check rule that the House passed,” Kerr said ahead of his team’s playoff game versus the Dallas Mavericks in remarks that went viral. gun violence … I’m tired of the moments of silence. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), however, has saidH.R. 8 is too far-reaching.

"When are we gonna do something?!" the Golden State Warriors head coach asked Tuesday night. "I'm tired of the moments of silence. Enough."

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In an impassioned speech just after a school shooting in Texas left at least 19 children and two teachers dead on Tuesday, Golden State Warriors' head coach ...

The Golden State Warriors head coach delivered impassioned remarks after the Texas school shooting calling on politicians to do better.

"I've had enough. "I'm fed up," he said Tuesday evening. To hold on to power," Kerr said Tuesday. "So I ask you, [Senate Minority Leader] Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings, I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? Enough." "I'm tired. "When are we going to do something?"

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Golden State Warriors basketball coach Steve Kerr spoke out against gun violence in the wake of the deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, ...