Days after Team USA won its fifth straight Olympic medal in men’s basketball, Steve Kerr took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago at the United Center, a place he has called home since his days as an NBA player with the Bulls.
Kerr, who endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for president and vice president, respectively, before Team USA’s Olympic bid, explained why she was speaking, using the Olympics as a metaphor to hype the crowd about the Democratic duo.
But Kerr was bold in his closing remarks about how the presidential election will unfold this year. And as he did throughout his speech, he returned to what happened at the Olympics with a particular player he coaches for the Golden State Warriors, Steph Curry.
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Steve Kerr, head coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team and Golden State Warriors, speaks on stage on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Delegates, politicians and Democratic supporters gather in Chicago to wrap up the convention, where Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the party’s presidential nomination. The DNC runs from August 19-22. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“On November 5th, we will be going out every day to help people get to the polls and elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as the next president and vice president of the United States,” Kerr told the crowd.
“After the results are tallied that night, we’ll be able to say to Donald Trump, in the words of the great Steph Curry, ‘Good night, good night!'”
After sinking a 3-pointer late in the gold medal game against France, Kerr referenced what has become Curry’s signature celebration, which sealed the U.S. victory.
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Curry faced French defenders, made a step-back 3-pointer, then turned to the crowd and put his hand on his head, signaling that he had put France out of the game.
The moment quickly went viral on social media, with many captioning it “Night, night” or “Nuit, nuit”, which is French for night.
Kerr made a bold election prediction as he outlined why he’s supporting Harris and Walz, sharing his thoughts that running against Trump “isn’t a race.”
“The reason I’m here tonight to speak is because, as a coach and a former player, as a husband, as a son, as a father, as a grandfather, and as an American, I believe in a certain kind of leadership,” Kerr said. “I believe that leaders should show dignity. I believe that leaders should tell the truth. I believe that leaders should be able to laugh at themselves. I believe that leaders should care for and love the people they lead. I believe that leaders should have knowledge and expertise, but also a full awareness that none of us have all the answers. In fact, some of the best answers often come from our teammates.”
United States head coach Steve Kerr watches the men’s Group C match between Serbia and the United States on day two of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Estadio Pierre Mauroy in Lille, France, on July 28, 2024. (Katherine Steenkast/Getty Images)
“If you look for those qualities in your friends, your boss, your employees, your children’s teachers, your mayor, shouldn’t you look for those same qualities in your president? When you think about it that way, it’s not a competition. I see all of those qualities in Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.”
Kerr’s political stance has been known for quite some time, especially when it comes to gun control policy in the United States. He was one of the sports figures who was highly critical of Trump during his presidency from 2016-2020.
Kerr recently addressed gun violence while discussing the assassination attempt on Trump.
“It’s a really demoralizing day for our country, not just for the political divisions, but also for the gun culture,” said Kerr, whose father was assassinated in Beirut in 1984. “You have a 20-year-old with an AR-15 trying to shoot the former president. It’s all so hard to comprehend, and it’s scary to think about where this is going, given the problems we already have in this country. So it’s a terrible day.”
Kerr said he was already aware of the “shut up and whistle” tweets that would follow his speech in Chicago, but added that he was “well aware that talking about politics these days carries risks.”
Steve Kerr, head coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team and Golden State Warriors, speaks on stage on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Delegates, politicians and Democratic supporters gather in Chicago to wrap up the convention, where Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the party’s presidential nomination. The DNC runs from August 19-22. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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But he has shared his opinions publicly in the past, and as Election Day approaches, he won’t stop.
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