Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, rarely reticent to express his political opinions about social justice and a vociferous critic of President Trump, suddenly went silent when he was asked about the NBA smashing down Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey after Morey supported Hong Kong’s protests against China’s new extradition bill. When he was asked about the situation, instead of coming boldly forth to defend citizens battling a Communist regime, Kerr responded, “It’s a really bizarre international story, and a lot of us don’t know what to make of it. So it’s something I’m reading about just like everybody is, but I’m not going to comment further than that.”
Kerr has hardly been silent before; as Sports Illustrated reported, in June 2018, he slammed President Trump for uninviting the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House after they won the Super Bowl, instead hosting a “celebration of America.” Kerr stated:
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