{"id":485265,"date":"2024-07-14T15:01:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T19:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&p=485265"},"modified":"2024-07-14T14:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T18:52:26","slug":"usas-steve-kerr-and-stephen-curry-concerned-after-trump-shooting","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/usas-steve-kerr-and-stephen-curry-concerned-after-trump-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"USA’s Steve Kerr and Stephen Curry concerned after Trump shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

USA Olympic men’s basketball coach Steve Kerr expressed deep concern following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, emphasizing the incident as a stark reminder of America’s pervasive gun culture. Kerr, who has been a vocal critic of Trump and an advocate for gun control, drew from his personal tragedy; his father, Malcolm Kerr, was assassinated in 1984 by the militant group Islamic Jihad while serving as the president of the American University of Beirut.<\/p>\n

At a U.S. team practice in Abu Dhabi, Kerr reflected on the incident, describing it as a “terrible sad spectacle” and a demoralizing event for the country. “Two people dying, it’s such a demoralizing day for our country,” he said. “It’s hard to process everything and it’s scary to think about where this goes,” he added.<\/p>\n

The assassination attempt occurred in Pennsylvania during a rally where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired shots at Trump that only glazed the politician, but were fatal for one and two more were injured.<\/p>\n

Stephen Curry<\/a>, the USA point guard and another outspoken critic of Trump, shared similar sentiments. “It invokes a lot of emotions around things that we need to correct as a people, obviously gun control first and foremost,” Curry stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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