Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr delivered some of the strongest criticism yet of the US federal governmentâs response to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
Kerr addressed the aftermath of Goodâs death, a 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on a residential street in Minneapolis, speaking before Golden Stateâs matchup against the Sacramento Kings at Chase Center.
Video footage and eyewitness accounts have fueled nationwide protests and intensified scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics.
âIâm glad that the Timberwolves recognized her life and the tragic nature of her death,â Kerr said. âItâs shameful, really, that in our country we can have law enforcement officers who commit murder and seemingly get away with it.
âItâs shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when thereâs video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying. So, very demoralizing, devastating to lose anyoneâs life, especially in that manner. So itâs terrible, terribly sad for her family, and for her, and that city, and Iâm glad the Timberwolves came out and expressed that sadness.â
Kerrâs comments were echoed days later by Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers, who spoke candidly during a pregame press conference ahead of his teamâs clash with the Los Angeles Lakers.
âI donât think it has to be an athlete,â Sports Bible journalist Luke Davies. âI donât think it has to be a celebrity. I think everyday people, all of us, should speak up if we think somethingâs morally wrong,â Rivers said. âWhat happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder, in my opinion. And itâs awful. This lady was probably trying to go home, and she didnât make it home, and thatâs really sad.â
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