Warriors coach Steve Kerr opted to prepare for his team's NBA game against the Celtics, rather than watch President Trump's inauguration. But it didn't help Golden State, which suffered its worst home defeat in four decades at the hands of Boston on Monday night.
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Kerr has long been an outspoken critic of Trump and he delivered a brutal speech in support of Kamala Harris at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. On Monday, however, Kerr kept his focus on Boston rather than Washington, where Trump was sworn in for a second term.
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'I didn’t watch the inauguration. I chose to watch Celtics tape,' said Kerr, who recently lost his childhood home in the Los Angeles wildfires. But that extra preparation could not prevent the Warriors from falling to a humiliating 125-85 loss to the Celtics on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Steve Kerr watched tape of the Boston Celtics rather than the inauguration of President Trump. Trump and Vice President JD Vance were sworn in at a ceremony in Washington DC. Steve Kerr: “I didn’t watch the inauguration. I chose to watch Celtics tape.” pic.twitter.com/BOpTXMD1k1.
Golden State had not lost by 40 points at home since January 15, 1985. But this defeat came less than a year after the Celtics dealt the Warriors a 140-88 pounding. Kerr made headlines for his comments about Trump at the DNC, when he taunted the then-Republican nominee and borrowed Steph Curry's 'night night' celebration .
