OAKLAND — Steve Kerr has been passionate about political topics before, especially gun violence.
He’s also made it clear he did not vote for Donald Trump, who defeated Hilary Clinton Tuesday night in America’s Presidential election.
Prior to Wednesday night’s matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, Kerr went a long rant about the result of the election.
“Maybe we should have seen this coming over the last 10 years,” Kerr said. “Look at society, look what’s popular. People get paid millions of dollars to go on TV and scream at each other… I guess it was only a matter of time before it spilled into politics.
“Then all of a sudden you are faced with the reality of it. The man who is going to lead you is routinely racist, misogynistic, insulting words — that’s a tough one. I wish him well. I hope he’s a good president. I have no idea what kind of president he’s going to be because he hasn’t said anything about what he’s going to do. We don’t know.
“It’s tough when you want there to be some respect and dignity. There hasn’t been any. You walk into a room with your daughter and your wife who have basically been insulted by his comments. And they’re distraught. You walk in and see the faces of the players who have been insulted directly as minorities, it’s sort of shocking. It really is.
“We talked about it as a team this morning. I don’t know what else to say. Just the whole process has left us feeling disgusted and disappointed. I thought we were better than this. I thought The Jerry Spring Show was The Jerry Springer show. Watching the last debate, Trump would make a crack at Clinton, and you’d hear the fans in the stands (jeering noises) ‘Oh know he didn’t.’ Yes he did. This is a presidential election not The Jerry Springer Show.
“I’m sorry. This is my rant. I’m disappointed in the lack of dignity and respect involved. And that’s the way it goes.”