{"id":2327483,"date":"2024-08-20T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nba-coach-steve-kerr-says-its-time-for-trump-to-go-night-night-during-bizarre-dnc-joke-sparks-backlash\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T12:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:12:39","slug":"watch-nba-coach-steve-kerr-says-its-time-for-trump-to-go-night-night-during-bizarre-dnc-joke-sparks-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nba-coach-steve-kerr-says-its-time-for-trump-to-go-night-night-during-bizarre-dnc-joke-sparks-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: NBA Coach Steve Kerr Says It&#8217;s Time for Trump to Go &#8216;Night Night&#8217; During Bizarre DNC Joke, Sparks Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Fwatch-nba-coach-steve-kerr-says-its-time-for-trump-to-go-night-night-during-bizarre-dnc-joke-sparks-backlash%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=2327483&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--><p>Former NBA player and current \u2064Golden State Warriors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-celebrates-natl-law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" title=\"Country celebrates Nat\u2019l Law Enforcement Appreciation Day\">head coach<\/a>\u2062 Steve Kerr faced backlash on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-kind-of-a-jerk-carlson-mocks-implosion-of-2-gop-hopefuls-during-interview-with-beck\/\" title=\"Carlson ridicules downfall of 2 GOP candidates in chat with Beck\">social \u200dmedia<\/a> after \u2062making \u200ca joke\u2062 about Donald Trump \u200bduring the \u200bDemocratic National Convention. While addressing the audience, Kerr referenced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-court-packing-temper-tantrum-after-leaked-supreme-court-draft-opinion\/\" title=\"Democrats Push Court Packing Temper Tantrum After Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion\">gesture made<\/a> by player Steph Curry, saying, &#8220;we can \u2062tell Donald Trump, \u200c\u2018night, night,\u2019&#8221; which drew criticism for being unoriginal and cringeworthy. Kerr expressed his desire to speak up against Trump, emphasizing the importance\u200c of the upcoming election. However,\u2062 he was met with criticism, particularly from\u2062 the Trump War Room, which highlighted\u2064 his \u2062previous silence on\u2064 China&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a>. Kerr&#8217;s\u200c comments \u200cwere viewed\u2063 as lacking substance\u2063 amidst a politically charged \u2063environment, contributing to a sense\u200c of disillusionment regarding the convention&#8217;s effectiveness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Retired NBA star Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, was lampooned on social media after making a cringeworthy joke about former President Donald Trump on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-trump-nba-champion-coach-steve-kerr-gop-sold-soul-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avowed Trump-hater<\/a>, said Monday, &ldquo;After the results are tallied that night, we can &mdash; in the words of the great Steph Curry &mdash; we can tell Donald Trump, &lsquo;night, night.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;In the words of the great Steph Curry, we can tell Donald Trump&hellip; night night!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Steve Kerr at the Democratic National Convention &#129315;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HcGs9jv4UQ\">pic.twitter.com\/HcGs9jv4UQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1825706438129496293?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kerr, who coached the 2024 U.S. Olympic men&rsquo;s basketball team, was referencing an unsportsmanslike gesture Curry made after shooting a three-pointer in the gold-medal game against France.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After drilling the shot, Curry turned to the crowd and made a snarky gesture with his hands, suggesting he had just put France&rsquo;s team to bed.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA later went on to win the Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Steph Curry said &ldquo;night-night&rdquo; &#128164;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fyBYXlRg4d\">pic.twitter.com\/fyBYXlRg4d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DKSportsbook\/status\/1773161824659075189?\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kerr was lambasted on X over his corny &ldquo;night night&rdquo; jab, which was neither clever nor funny.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the corniest thing I&rsquo;ve ever heard in my life<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JWAC (@JwacReactions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JwacReactions\/status\/1825707418849874131?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What is wrong with Kerr man<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lebronin1 (@Lebronin1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lebronin1\/status\/1825707419172749698?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Politics aside that&rsquo;s hella cringe<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Downs WR1 (@jekluFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jekluFF\/status\/1825707481688838338?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later in his speech, Kerr said he decided to speak out against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reportedly-brings-ghost-kamalas-past-help-prep-remember-vicious-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> at the DNC because there&rsquo;s too much at stake in the forthcoming election for him to stay silent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know very well that speaking out about politics these days comes with risks,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I can see the &lsquo;shut-up-and-whistle&rsquo; tweets being fired off as we speak.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I also knew as soon as I was asked that it was too important as an American citizen not to speak up in an election of this magnitude.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump War Room fired back on X, slamming Kerr&rsquo;s hypocritical refusal to speak out against communist China.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the same Steve Kerr that had no comment when he was asked about China&rsquo;s human rights abuses,&rdquo; the account quipped.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Steve Kerr said tonight that &ldquo;speaking out about politics these days comes with risks&hellip; but it was too important as an American citizen to not speak up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is the same Steve Kerr that had no comment when he was asked about China&rsquo;s human rights abuses. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n0TXRpmi9n\">pic.twitter.com\/n0TXRpmi9n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1825707781883621591?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear why the Democratic Party thought asking a C-list &ldquo;celebrity&rdquo; such as Kerr to speak at the DNC would motivate its base or win over undecided voters.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-crowd-angry-far-left-protesters-breaches-dnc-tears-perimeter-fencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lackluster convention<\/a> has been insipid and uninspiring, and why not?<\/p>\n<p>Under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. has been ravaged by crushing inflation, daily border invasions, soaring crime and escalating geopolitical conflicts that are inching us closer to another potential world war.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how you spin it, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kamala-harris-cant-answer-question-policy-shocking-moment-press-pays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> presidency would exacerbate every catastrophic crisis that&rsquo;s currently festering. 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Known for his strong opposition to Trump, Kerr remarked, \u201cAfter the results are counted that night, we can \u2014 in the words of the great Steph Curry \u2014 tell Donald Trump, \u2018night, night.\u2019\u201d This comment referenced a playful gesture made by Curry after scoring a three-pointer in the gold-medal game against France at the 2024 Olympics. Following his shot, Curry turned to fans and made a mocking motion as if putting France&#8217;s team to sleep; Team USA ultimately secured the gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr&#8217;s &#8220;night night&#8221; quip was met with backlash on X (formerly Twitter), with many users finding it unoriginal and embarrassing. Comments included sentiments like &#8220;This is the corniest thing I\u2019ve ever heard&#8221; and &#8220;What is wrong with Kerr?&#8221; Despite this criticism, Kerr defended his decision to speak out against Trump at the DNC by emphasizing that he felt it was crucial for him as an American citizen to voice his opinions during such an important election. He acknowledged that discussing politics carries risks but deemed it necessary.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Trump&#8217;s War Room criticized Kerr for not addressing human rights abuses in China when asked previously. They pointed out that while he claimed speaking out about politics comes with risks, he had remained silent on significant issues regarding China.<\/p>\n<p>The choice of having someone like Kerr speak at such an event raised questions about its effectiveness in energizing party supporters or swaying undecided voters. The convention itself has been described as uninspiring amid ongoing challenges under Biden-Harris administration policies related to inflation, border security issues, rising crime rates, and increasing global tensions\u2014factors contributing to concerns over potential crises ahead if Harris were to assume presidency responsibilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2327484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Steve-Kerr.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4265,7705,7873,38672,3634],"class_list":["post-2327483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-backlash","tag-dnc","tag-nba","tag-steve-kerr","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Steve-Kerr.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}