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Steve Kerr on Uvalde school shooting: When are we going to do something?
Tim MacMahon: Steve Kerr: “When are we going to do something? I’m so tired of coming up here offering condolences to the devastated families. I’m so tired of moments of silence. Enough.” He calls out senators to take action. “We can’t get numb to this.”
Marc J. Spears: Kerr: “I’m fed up. I’m …
Marc J. Spears: “Fifty senators in …
Steve Kerr on Uvalde school shooting: When are we going to do something?
Tim MacMahon: Steve Kerr: “When are we going to do something? I’m so tired of coming up here offering condolences to the devastated families. I’m so tired of moments of silence. Enough.” He calls out senators to take action. “We can’t get numb to …
Tim MacMahon: Steve Kerr: “When are we going to do something? I’m so tired of coming up here offering condolences to the devastated families. I’m so tired of moments of silence. Enough.” He calls out senators to take action. “We can’t get numb to this.”
Source: Twitter @espn_macmahon
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Steve Kerr: “I’m fed up. I’ve had enough. … I want every person here, every person listening to this, to think about your own child or grandchild, mother or father, sister, brother. How would you feel if this happened to you today?”
His full pregame comment: pic.twitter.com/mbbPTEx1Ar – 7:45 PM
Steve Kerr: “I’m fed up. I’ve had enough. … I want every person here, every person listening to this, to think about your own child or grandchild, mother or father, sister, brother. How would you feel if this happened to you today?”
His full pregame comment: pic.twitter.com/mbbPTEx1Ar – 7:45 PM
Dwain Price @DwainPrice
More Steve Kerr: “There’s 50 senators right now who refuse to vote on H.R.8, which is a background check rule that the House passed a couple of years. It’s been sitting there from two years. And there’s a reason they won’t vote on it. To hold onto power.” – 7:45 PM
More Steve Kerr: “There’s 50 senators right now who refuse to vote on H.R.8, which is a background check rule that the House passed a couple of years. It’s been sitting there from two years. And there’s a reason they won’t vote on it. To hold onto power.” – 7:45 PM
Dwain Price @DwainPrice
Steve Kerr on the murders in Uvalde: “When are we going to do something? I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastating families that are out there. I’m tired of the moments of silence. Enough!” – 7:42 PM
Steve Kerr on the murders in Uvalde: “When are we going to do something? I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastating families that are out there. I’m tired of the moments of silence. Enough!” – 7:42 PM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Steve Kerr is furious about today’s shooting. Pounding- the-table furious. Where are the background checks? Calling out politicians on behalf of American citizens.
‘I’m fed up. I’ve had enough.’
‘We can’t get numb to this.’ – 7:37 PM
Steve Kerr is furious about today’s shooting. Pounding- the-table furious. Where are the background checks? Calling out politicians on behalf of American citizens.
‘I’m fed up. I’ve had enough.’
‘We can’t get numb to this.’ – 7:37 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Steve Kerr — emotional, impassioned, outraged — demands U.S. senators take action after children and their teachers were murdered at school today.
Basketball is, rightfully, so trivial. pic.twitter.com/a5JYYpPylY – 7:35 PM
Steve Kerr — emotional, impassioned, outraged — demands U.S. senators take action after children and their teachers were murdered at school today.
Basketball is, rightfully, so trivial. pic.twitter.com/a5JYYpPylY – 7:35 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
A furious, emotional and fed up Steve Kerr pleaded with senators to do something about the mass shootings. pic.twitter.com/fmERY4izFl – 7:34 PM
A furious, emotional and fed up Steve Kerr pleaded with senators to do something about the mass shootings. pic.twitter.com/fmERY4izFl – 7:34 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Steve Kerr laid it all out there: “It’s pathetic. I’ve had enough.” More coming about reactions to the Uvalde tragedy. – 7:34 PM
Steve Kerr laid it all out there: “It’s pathetic. I’ve had enough.” More coming about reactions to the Uvalde tragedy. – 7:34 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
“It’s pathetic. I’ve had enough.”
Steve Kerr on today’s tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, and gun violence in our country: pic.twitter.com/tXDDwUKjJP – 7:34 PM
“It’s pathetic. I’ve had enough.”
Steve Kerr on today’s tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, and gun violence in our country: pic.twitter.com/tXDDwUKjJP – 7:34 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
In pre-game address, Warriors’ Steve Kerr slams table while calling out Mitch McConnell & other politicians following Uvalde shooting: “50 Senators in Washington are going to hold us hostage. 90 percent of Americans regardless of political party want universal background checks.” – 7:34 PM
In pre-game address, Warriors’ Steve Kerr slams table while calling out Mitch McConnell & other politicians following Uvalde shooting: “50 Senators in Washington are going to hold us hostage. 90 percent of Americans regardless of political party want universal background checks.” – 7:34 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
“The senators want to hold onto their own power. It’s pathetic. I had enough,” Warrios head coach Steve Kerr exclaimed before departing the pre-game presser. – 7:33 PM
“The senators want to hold onto their own power. It’s pathetic. I had enough,” Warrios head coach Steve Kerr exclaimed before departing the pre-game presser. – 7:33 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Steve Kerr: “When are we going to do something? I’m so tired of coming up here offering condolences to the devastated families. I’m so tired of moments of silence. Enough.” He calls out senators to take action. “We can’t get numb to this.” – 7:32 PM
Steve Kerr: “When are we going to do something? I’m so tired of coming up here offering condolences to the devastated families. I’m so tired of moments of silence. Enough.” He calls out senators to take action. “We can’t get numb to this.” – 7:32 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says he didn’t want to talk basketball pre-game. “When are we going to do something!!!,” Kerr screamed about the murders of the children in Texas, black adults in Buffalo and Asian deaths. – 7:31 PM
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says he didn’t want to talk basketball pre-game. “When are we going to do something!!!,” Kerr screamed about the murders of the children in Texas, black adults in Buffalo and Asian deaths. – 7:31 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Steve Kerr: “14 children were killed. And a teacher. And we’ve had elderly black peoples killed in a supermarket….when are we going to do something?! – 7:31 PM
Steve Kerr: “14 children were killed. And a teacher. And we’ve had elderly black peoples killed in a supermarket….when are we going to do something?! – 7:31 PM
Michael C. Wright @mikecwright
Steve Kerr said he’s not talking about basketball. Said basketball doesn’t matter. – 7:30 PM
Steve Kerr said he’s not talking about basketball. Said basketball doesn’t matter. – 7:30 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Warriors are in their 23rd playoff series under Steve Kerr. The Dubs are one win away from taking their Kerr-era record to 21-2.
My ode (and apology) to a dynastic machine that is whirring at top speed once again: marcstein.substack.com/p/still-here-a… – 2:30 PM
The Warriors are in their 23rd playoff series under Steve Kerr. The Dubs are one win away from taking their Kerr-era record to 21-2.
My ode (and apology) to a dynastic machine that is whirring at top speed once again: marcstein.substack.com/p/still-here-a… – 2:30 PM
Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Steve Kerr: “I think Steph is in as good shape, or better, than anyone in the league.” – 1:08 PM
Steve Kerr: “I think Steph is in as good shape, or better, than anyone in the league.” – 1:08 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Steve Kerr on Warriors hoping to close tonight and get more than a week off before the Finals start: “There’s danger in thinking about anything beyond tonight’s game.” – 1:02 PM
Steve Kerr on Warriors hoping to close tonight and get more than a week off before the Finals start: “There’s danger in thinking about anything beyond tonight’s game.” – 1:02 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Steve Kerr begins media availability with a message to Mavericks radio voice @Chuck Cooperstein, whose mother, Judy, passed away yesterday.
“On behalf of the Warriors, just want to pass along our thoughts and condolences . . . We’re thinking of you, Chuck.” – 1:01 PM
Steve Kerr begins media availability with a message to Mavericks radio voice @Chuck Cooperstein, whose mother, Judy, passed away yesterday.
“On behalf of the Warriors, just want to pass along our thoughts and condolences . . . We’re thinking of you, Chuck.” – 1:01 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Otto Porter Jr. won’t play in Game 4 against the Mavericks, Steve Kerr says.
“We have to make the right decision here.” – 1:00 PM
Otto Porter Jr. won’t play in Game 4 against the Mavericks, Steve Kerr says.
“We have to make the right decision here.” – 1:00 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Otto Porter Jr. is out for Game 4. Steve Kerr: “He’s still sore. Gotta make the wise decision here. This gives him a couple of days to prepare for a possible Game 5.” – 1:00 PM
Otto Porter Jr. is out for Game 4. Steve Kerr: “He’s still sore. Gotta make the wise decision here. This gives him a couple of days to prepare for a possible Game 5.” – 1:00 PM
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Marc J. Spears: Kerr: “I’m fed up. I’m enough. We’re going to play the game… But how would you feel if this happened to you today?” -via Twitter @MarcJSpears / May 24, 2022
Marc J. Spears: “Fifty senators in Washington are holding us hostage,” Steve Kerr said. -via Twitter @MarcJSpears / May 24, 2022
Anthony Slater: Gary Payton II beginning to increase his activity level. Still limited to right-armed shooting, but workouts are amping up. Finals return seems like a possibility. -via Twitter @anthonyVslater / May 24, 2022
Enes Kanter Freedom: ’50 NBA owners are making profit off of slave labor’
Basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom pleaded for a fellow player to join him in taking a stand against the NBA’s connections to communist China Friday on “The Ingraham Angle.” Enes Kanter Freedom: Human rights violations happen all around the world. …
Basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom pleaded for a fellow player to join him in taking a stand against the NBA’s connections to communist China Friday on “The Ingraham Angle.” Enes Kanter Freedom: Human rights violations happen all around the world. We have to call them out like it is. And… for the NBA, moral[ity] matter[s] until money or business are involved. So that is the one thing that was breaking my heart. And all these owners — there are 50 NBA owners — are making profit off of slave labor.
Source: Fox News Staff @ FOXnews.com
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On Sunday, Enes Freedom went further, claiming on Twitter that the Celtics, too, asked him not to don his human rights footwear. Not so, says Brad Stevens, who told the Herald on Tuesday that the Celtics’ only initial question involved whether the sneakers violated the NBA’s uniform policy, which it quickly determined they did not. But the Celtics president stressed that he has never stepped in the way of a player expressing his political beliefs. -via Boston Herald / March 9, 2022
“Here’s exactly what happened,” said Stevens. “I was actually at home, and when he decided to wear the sneakers, there was some concern – and I didn’t even know until the end of the first quarter – that there was a potential uniform or dress code violation. I don’t know what was said – I can’t imagine that phrasing was said – but the question to me was what to do about Enes’ shoes. I said I think that he’s fine, and let me double check with the NBA to see if there’s any uniform violation. Double-checked, fine, and he wore those the rest of the game and he wore whatever he wanted the rest of the year. It’s interesting, because I feel really good that we truly sat here and supported him and his right to express himself and his freedom of speech, and I even told him the next day that you know I’ve always done that.” -via Boston Herald / March 8, 2022
Brad Stevens: “I talked to him the next day, and I said you know I’ve always supported your right to express yourself, to speak on whatever you speak on. Just let me know in advance, so I’m not checking on these things in the middle of the first quarter from my couch at home. We didn’t talk about anything after that, because we weren’t checking from that point forward. Wear whatever you want.” -via Boston Herald / March 8, 2022
Enes Kanter Freedom: ’50 NBA owners are making profit off of slave labor’
Basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom pleaded for a fellow player to join him in taking a stand against the NBA’s connections to communist China Friday on “The Ingraham Angle.” Enes Kanter Freedom: Human rights violations happen all around the world. We have to call them out like it is. And… for the NBA, moral[ity] matter[s] until money or business are involved. So that is the one thing that was breaking my heart. And all these owners — there are 50 NBA owners — are making profit off of slave labor.
John Stockton writes letter of support for Utah woman who pled guilty of being Capitol insurrectionist
Utah Jazz legend and NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton wrote a letter to a federal judge in support of a Utah woman who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol . Janet Buhler, of Kaysville, …
Utah Jazz legend and NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton wrote a letter to a federal judge in support of a Utah woman who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Janet Buhler, of Kaysville, was arrested in Salt Lake City this past July 30 after she was charged with five counts by federal prosecutors related to her and her stepson-in-law, retired Salt Lake City police officer Michael Lee Hardin, allegedly being in the Capitol that day.
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
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Eric Walden @tribjazz
Former Utah Jazz star John Stockton wrote a letter to a federal judge in support of Janet Buhler, a Utah woman facing up to six months in prison after pleading guilty to a charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. sltrib.com/sports/jazz/20… – 11:22 AM
Former Utah Jazz star John Stockton wrote a letter to a federal judge in support of Janet Buhler, a Utah woman facing up to six months in prison after pleading guilty to a charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. sltrib.com/sports/jazz/20… – 11:22 AM
Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 1988, the @Utah Jazz‘s John Stockton had 23 points, 24 assists, and five steals in a loss to the Lakers in the conference semis.
Stockton tied Magic Johnson’s NBA postseason record for most assists in a game, a mark they still share today. pic.twitter.com/lXae7eLYwS – 2:01 PM
📅 On this day in 1988, the @Utah Jazz‘s John Stockton had 23 points, 24 assists, and five steals in a loss to the Lakers in the conference semis.
Stockton tied Magic Johnson’s NBA postseason record for most assists in a game, a mark they still share today. pic.twitter.com/lXae7eLYwS – 2:01 PM
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The initial shock of Gail Miller announcing in October 2020 that she was selling the Utah Jazz to tech entrepreneur Ryan Smith has long since dissipated. And yet, it remains a bit jarring to consider that — aside from the minority stake they retained in the team upon its $1.6 billion sale — the Miller family now has zero involvement in running the team it owned for 35 years. Greg Miller, who previously served as CEO of both the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies and the Jazz until his 2015 resignation, acknowledged this week that the team no longer being under the family’s control took some getting used to. “Well, it’s been a huge change. It’s been a seismic change for us,” Miller told The Salt Lake Tribune. -via Salt Lake Tribune / May 19, 2022
The Miller family was able to take the resources formerly allocated for the Jazz and Vivint Arena and redirect them to other ventures (both business and philanthropic), while the organization has, he believes, benefitted from an influx of new blood and new perspectives. “Ryan brings a level of energy and creativity to the team that I’m sure our family never had,” Miller said. “… I hope that it’s everything that he wanted it to be. I hope that all of his goals and aspirations that he had in pursuit of owning an NBA franchise materialize, and that he’s able to have just great success.” -via Salt Lake Tribune / May 19, 2022
Miller is urging people not to jump to premature conclusions about the re-brand. “I don’t know that it’s going to be that earth-shattering. I’ve seen the new look, and I think it’s a very impressive look,” he said. “But if you look back over the 43 years or so that the Jazz have been in this market, there have been several re-branding efforts, and to me, it’s just cool to look back on those as a collective and just sort of see the evolution of those. And they all fit. They all have their place in their era. And you think of the players that wore a certain style of jersey. And so I think this is the next installment. And I applaud Ryan for taking the steps to be new and innovative.” -via Salt Lake Tribune / May 19, 2022
John Stockton writes letter of support for Utah woman who pled guilty of being Capitol insurrectionist
Utah Jazz legend and NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton wrote a letter to a federal judge in support of a Utah woman who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Janet Buhler, of Kaysville, was arrested in Salt Lake City this past July 30 after she was charged with five counts by federal prosecutors related to her and her stepson-in-law, retired Salt Lake City police officer Michael Lee Hardin, allegedly being in the Capitol that day.