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Warriors' Steve Kerr: MLB 'Showed a Lot of Courage' Moving ASG From Georgia

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr applauded Major League Baseball's decision to move the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill that restricts voting rights into law.

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Warriors coach Steve Kerr, an avid Dodgers fan, on Major League Baseball's decision to move All-Star game from Atlanta because of Georgia's recent voting laws pic.twitter.com/GQon2ypYu0

MLB announced its decision Friday, becoming the latest professional sports league to relocate a tentpole event. In 2017, the NBA relocated its All-Star Game from Charlotte, North Carolina, to New Orleans after the state passed a bill discriminating against the LGBTQ community.