SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s option to put on a Harvard basketball t-shirt to the postgame press convention after Golden State’s 121-116 play-in victory over Memphis was adopted by an announcement in assist of the college presently underneath stress by the Trump administration.
Harvard has challenged the administration over its demand to restrict activism on campus. The Related Press has reported that the federal government is freezing $2.2 billion in grants and a further $60 million in contracts in response.
“Felt like a great day (to wear it). I believe in academic freedom,” Kerr stated. “I think it’s crucial for all our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to, and they should not be shaken down and wold what to teach, what to say, by our government.”
The coach continued, saying, “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard, but it’s kind of par for the course right now. So yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go, way to stand up to the bully.”
The person who has received 4 NBA titles with within the Bay Space stated that he counts longtime Harvard coach Tommy Amaker as a buddy, and that Amaker gifted him the shirt after the Warriors held a November observe on the college.
The Warriors coach taking a political stance towards the Trump administration, and talking on non-basketball points, is nothing new.
Kerr spoke in assist of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on the 2024 Democratic Nationwide Conference in August, and in November implored Warriors followers to push again on Trump’s perception that the presidential election was rigged.
Kerr has additionally spoken in assist of stricter gun legal guidelines after a number of mass shootings all through his 11 years because the Warriors head coach.
