{"id":1497717,"date":"2022-05-31T07:48:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497717"},"modified":"2022-05-31T07:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:48:35","slug":"warriors-steve-kerr-backs-giants-gabe-kapler-for-national-anthem-protests-after-uvalde-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warriors-steve-kerr-backs-giants-gabe-kapler-for-national-anthem-protests-after-uvalde-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors\u2019 Steve Kerr Backs Giants\u2019 Gabe Kapler for National Anthem Protests After Uvalde Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwarriors-steve-kerr-backs-giants-gabe-kapler-for-national-anthem-protests-after-uvalde-tragedy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr applauded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/giants-manager-gabe-kapler-skip-national-anthem-uvalde-tragedy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler<\/u><\/a> on Sunday for his decision to protest the national anthem in the wake of the Texas school shooting, adding that he believes it\u2019s important for everyone &#8220;to express their frustrations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Kerr was asked about Kapler\u2019s decision on Sunday and expressed his support of any &#8220;peaceful protest.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1341725566.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Giants manager Gabe Kapler looks on from the dugout during the Atlanta Braves game at Oracle Park on Sept. 19, 2021, in San Francisco.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Giants manager Gabe Kapler looks on from the dugout during the Atlanta Braves game at Oracle Park on Sept. 19, 2021, in San Francisco.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Lachlan Cunningham\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I always support any form of peaceful protest. That\u2019s what our country is founded on,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think it\u2019s great that he is making his own statement. I think everyone has to do it their own way, and that&#8217;s the way Gabe chose and I applaud him for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I think it\u2019s important for everybody to express their frustration, their disgust, their anger, whatever it is in any way that they deem fitting. I support everybody\u2019s right to demand better from our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/mlb-managers-gabe-kapler-national-anthem-protest-uvalde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>MLB MANAGERS DISCUSS GABE KAPLER NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTEST AFTER UVALDE SHOOTING<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kapler said Friday he will no longer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/news-events\/national-anthem-protests\"><u>stand with his team for the national anthem<\/u><\/a> until he &#8220;feels better about the direction of our country&#8221; in the wake of the Texas school shooting on Tuesday that left 19 students and two teachers dead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel better about the direction of our country,&#8221; he told reporters before Friday\u2019s game. &#8220;That\u2019ll be the step. I don\u2019t expect it to move the needle necessarily. It\u2019s just something I feel strongly enough about to take that step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1390895734.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Manager Gabe Kapler of the Giants watches the Miami Marlins game at Oracle Park on April 9, 2022, in San Francisco, California.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Manager Gabe Kapler of the Giants watches the Miami Marlins game at Oracle Park on April 9, 2022, in San Francisco, California.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The decision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-white-sox\"><u>drew a strong response<\/u><\/a> from White Sox manager Tony La Russa, who stated that protesting the anthem was an insult to the men and women who died and served in the U.S. military.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You need to understand what the veterans think when they hear the anthem or see the flag. And the cost they paid and their families. And if you truly understand that, I think it\u2019s impossible not to salute the flag and listen to the anthem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1399099625-copy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors joins a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, before the Western Conference Finals against the Mavericks on May 24, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors joins a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, before the Western Conference Finals against the Mavericks on May 24, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Tom Pennington\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Others in the league have backed Kapler\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/san-francisco-giants-manager-some-players-kneel-during-national-anthem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>previously protested the national anthem in 2020<\/u><\/a>, when he joined several of his players in taking a knee to protest racial injustice and police brutality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News\u2019 David Aaro contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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