"When he slams his fist in response to gun violence, when he wears Harvard's colors in a stand against the Trump administration, when he attends public protests, like he did at last month's "No Kings" rally, Steve Kerr is increasingly alone. He senses it, too. In the NBA, like the world at large, fewer and fewer of its most prominent figures seem eager to challenge authority."
""I do think there is less of a movement right now," the Golden State Warriors' coach told this news organization last week. In the year since Donald Trump's reelection, the organized resistance is still finding its footing. Kerr never lost his; he's leaning in with an arm stretched out, ready to help it up from the floor."
"Kerr's longstanding interest in politics is well-documented. He was 18 when his father, Malcolm, president of American University in Beirut, was assassinated outside his office. He later learned the impact a coach could make off the court while playing in San Antonio for Popovich, an Air Force veteran who has spoken out repeatedly on social issues."
Steve Kerr continues to protest and speak out on political and social issues while feeling increasingly isolated as fewer NBA figures challenge authority. The social justice movement that surged after the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor has faded, and organized resistance is still finding its footing since Donald Trump's reelection. Kerr compares the current lull to the post-Vietnam-era calm and reflects on that history. Kerr's political engagement stems from his father's assassination when Kerr was 18 and from playing under Gregg Popovich, who modeled off-court advocacy.
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