Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors and member of the iconic ’90s Chicago Bulls, took the stage shortly after 8 p.m.
Here’s what to know about him.
Steve Kerr is supporter of Harris and stricter gun laws
Kerr, 58, is no stranger to weighing in on politics after post-game press conferences.
In 2022, he gave an impassioned plea for gun control after a Texas school shooter killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas. He has been publicly critical of former President Donald Trump.
He endorsed President Joe Biden prior to the president’s departure from the race. Kerr said he has a friendly relationship with Vice President Kamala Harris, who is from California, where Kerr has lived for the last decade.
In 2017, after the Warriors won an NBA championship, the players decided not to visit Trump or the White House. Trump would say the players weren’t invited.
Born and raised in the Middle East
Kerr was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to a Lebanese-born American father, who was an academic that specialized in the Middle East. He grew up mostly in Lebanon and other countries but attended Palisades Charter High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 1983.
