On a night not meant for basketball, Golden State coach Steve Kerr wiped away a tear and then passionately called for action after 18 children and two adults were murdered in Uvalde a few hours before the Mavericks and Warriors played Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
Kerr did not take questions in his pregame news conference. He talked simply about the mass shooting in South Texas, about which facts still were being uncovered.
“Since we left shootaround, 14 children were killed 400 miles from here, and a teacher,” Kerr said before the numbers were updated less than an hour later.