Steve Kerr, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, accepted the former president’s re-election in a media session Wednesday ahead of the Warriors’ game against the Celtics in Boston.
“Well, I believe in democracy and the American people have spoken and voted for Trump,” Kerr said. “I want him to do well the next four years. I want our country to do well.”
Kerr, who endorsed Kamala Harris for president at the Democratic National Convention this summer, then shifted into a sarcastic tone, mocking Trump’s unwillingness to accept his loss in the 2020 election, which led to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol.
“Thankfully, this time everything was clean,” he joked. “It’s great that every election has been really valid except for the last one four years ago.”
Two days ago, Kerr warned against Trump’s election fraud conspiracy theories.
The 59-year-old coach helped lead the U.S. to Olympic gold this summer in Paris in his first cycle as the head coach of Team USA. He hinted at issues that some analysts have identified as reasons voters may not have been energized to support Harris, the vice president: U.S. support of Israel’s military and economic inflation.
“It’s a complex world. We’ve got a lot of interesting stuff between wars abroad and the global economy that has shifted everything in terms of what it means for our citizens and their day-to-day lives,” Kerr said. “I’m well aware that I live in a bubble and I’m one of the luckiest people on Earth. So what I want is what’s best for us and I hope Trump can deliver that.”
Finally, he was asked about his message to the team in terms of resetting themselves on basketball.
“Let’s make America great again and beat the Celtics,” Kerr said.