SAN FRANCISCO - In a pre-Game 4 Western Conference finals news conference, a visibly furious Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr voiced his opinion on the deadly elementary school mass shooting in Texas.
He said he is fed up with gun violence and called for U.S. leaders to take action. "14 children were killed [the death toll of children has since risen to 18] 400 miles from here, and a teacher.
And in the last 10 days we've had elderly Black people killed in a supermarket in Buffalo. We've had Asian churchgoers in Southern California and now we have children murdered at school," Kerr said before pounding on the table and shouting, "When are we going to do something?" "I'm tired, I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there." Kerr choked on his words as he struggled to maintain composure. "Enough!" He continued that he was tired of the moments of silence Kerr has said he has repeatedly spoken out against gun violence.
It's a personal fight for the coach. When Kerr was in college his father, Malcolm Kerr, who was president of American University of Beirut was assassinated by gunman in 1984.