Steve Douglas Kerr is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He is an eight-time NBA champion, having won five titles as a player as well as three with the Warriors as a head coach.
Steve Kerr: Texas shooting| School shooting| Gun control
Texas shooting:
“Since we left shootaround, 14 children were killed, 400 miles from here. And a teacher,” Kerr said, referring to the mass shooting that occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, earlier Tuesday.
The death toll has since risen to at least 19 children and two adults, according to a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The 18-year-old suspect, a student at Uvalde High School who entered the elementary school with a handgun and possibly a rifle, is also dead, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said…
School shooting:
Kerr has long been outspoken against gun violence. His father was shot dead in a terrorist attack in Beirut in 1984, and he has spent much of his professional life calling for gun law reform.
On numerous occasions, including Tuesday, Kerr has pointed to H.R.8, a bill that would tighten background check rules for firearm transfers amongst private parties.
That bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in early 2021, but it never got to the Senate floor.
Gun Control:
Texas on Tuesday afternoon cast a dark shadow over the entire nation, including the goings on inside American Airlines Center. But, of course, it didn’t stop the game from taking place.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said as far as he knew there was no discussion about a delay in the Western Conference finals. The result was a subdued, low-energy atmosphere, with the team pumping up music and noise to compensate.
For the record, the Warriors fell far behind the Mavericks in the third quarter, following the rain delay, and rather than chase the game, Kerr began pulling starters and thinking about Thursday’s Game 5 at home. An inspiring fourth-quarter rally by the bench players wasn’t enough.
