‘Demoralizing day’: Steve Kerr, Steph Curry on Trump assassination attempt

Kerr added that yesterday’s events make Team USA’s actions more important than ever. 

“This is a time where we feel very proud to represent our country wearing USA on our chest, competing in the Olympics,” Kerr said. “We’ve talked to the players about how important it is to show the best version of us as human beings to represent our country in a respectful, dignified manner. It makes you want to do that even more so, because this is really shameful for us to sit here and think about what happened and what’s going on in our country.”

Curry echoed Kerr’s sentiments, calling today  “a very sad time in general.”

“All the conversations around the election and the state of politics in our country, and then you have a situation like this, which just evokes a lot of emotions around things that we need to correct as a people,” Curry said. 

Curry called for more gun restrictions in the wake of Saturday’s shooting. Like Kerr, Curry has also been outspoken about gun violence throughout the years. 

“Obviously, gun control first and foremost,” Curry said. “Because the fact that that’s even possible for somebody to have an attack like that. But just more so you just want positivity and hope. It sounds cheesy, but it’s real. That’s when our country’s at its best, and it just adds another blemish to what’s going on. Sad is just the word.”