Ahead of an eventual 125-85 defeat to the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics on Monday, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed what he had opted to do instead of watching Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.
"I didn't watch the inauguration. I chose to watch Celtics tape," Kerr explained during his pregame presser, per Kameron Dunn of The Spun.
Kerr has been an outspoken critic of Trump for years, even appearing at the Democratic National Convention to speak out in support of former vice president Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. November's DNC took place in Chicago's United Center, where Kerr won three championships as a player with the Chicago Bulls.
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“Imagine what we can do with all 330 million of us playing on the same team — as Americans…
After the results are tallied on election night, in the words of the great Steph Curry, we can tell Donald Trump, ‘Night, night.’”
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"I'll be getting out every day to help people get out to vote on Nov. 5 and elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as the next president and vice president of the United States," Kerr told the Chicago crowd in attendance.
With the loss to Boston, Kerr's Warriors fell to a frustrating 21-21 record on the season, good for just the No. 11 seed in a competitive Western Conference. Golden State superstar Stephen Curry continues to submit All-Star numbers, but his supporting cast has been fairly inconsistent.
"As a coach and former player, as a husband, a son, a father, even a grandfather, and as an American, I believe in a certain kind of leadership. I believe leaders must display dignity. I believe that leaders must tell the truth," Kerr said during his DNC speech, per Joshua Barajas of PBS.
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"Shouldn't you want those same qualities in your president?" Kerr asked the crowd. "When you think about it that way, this is no contest."
Kerr then made a reference to 10-time All-NBA point guard Curry's iconic move after scoring a clutch bucket.
"After the results are tallied that night, we can, in the words of the great Steph Curry, we can tell Donald Trump, 'Night, night!'"
Ultimately, Trump defeated Harris on Nov. 5.
Curry, at least, seems primed to make his 11th All-Star team this season.The 6-foot-2 Davidson product has won four league championships and two MVP awards with Kerr as his coach. In his 34 healthy games, Curry is averaging 22.9 points on .448/.409/.939 shooting splits, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds a night.
The 36-year-old was the only Golden State starter to score in double figures against Boston, with 18 points on 6-of-16 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line.
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