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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr issued an apology for claiming that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are not 'rooting out violent criminals'Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr walked back his previous comments that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are detaining legal citizens and “five-year-old kindergartners” instead of “rooting out violent criminals.”

The National Basketball Players’ Association (NBPA) is siding with the anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, saying their players “can no longer remain silent,” accusing the efforts by law enforcement to apprehend illegal and violent criminals of sowing “division.” The statement comes one day after the league postponed the scheduled Saturday matchup of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors after a shooting involving federal agents and an armed protester. The player’s association’s characterization of Minneapolis as a city “at the forefront of the fight against injustices” seems to be a reference to the 2020 death of George Floyd. This incident set...

NBA coach Steve Kerr mocked Donald Trump after the former president clinched the White House on Wednesday. Trump swept the battleground states in a historic win this week to deliver him to a second term. Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors and outspoken supporter of Democrats, mocked the former president by saying he is glad there was no voter fraud this time around. “I believe in democracy. I think the American people have spoken and voted for Trump. I want him to do well the next four years. I want our country to do well.” Kerr told reporters...