As coach of the Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr hasn’t been afraid to wade into political waters.
That includes expressing his views on Colin Kaepernick’s protests, as well as the 2016 Presidential campaign. He’s always come across as eloquent, aware, and generally very reasonable, regardless of topic. (He has that in common with Gregg Popovich.) This weekend presented yet another opportunity for Kerr to venture into the political arena, in the wake of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s blatant denial of facts when speaking on the size of inaugural crowds.
That led Trump surrogate Kellyane Conway to argue that Spicer was merely using “alternative facts”, which would be hilarious if it weren’t terrifying.
A reporter brought up the term to Kerr, who did not disappoint in his response:
Steve Kerr on his in unmemorable, short Magic career: "Sean Spicer will be talking about my career any second. 14,000 points." pic.twitter.com/XvvuUfKoNW
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 22, 2017
Sean Spicer will be talking about my Magic career any second now. 14,000 points, winningest player in Magic history.
A quality burn. It’s dangerous to read too much into Kerr’s personal background, but it’s hard to imagine a scenario in which he’s not politically involved, considering his family history.
It’s refreshing to hear coaches willing to speak about current events like Kerr and Popovich do. It might be unique to the NBA, as well; it’s hard to imagine an NFL coach who would say anything like this to the media with any regularity, for fear of causing a dreaded distraction.
Maybe that Popovich/Kerr 2020 idea isn’t such a bad one after all.
