Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has apologized, saying he “misspoke” after claiming that Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement (ICE) officials were arresting five-year-olds.
Kerr, a frequently outspoken leftist whose press conferences are just as likely to feature passionate anti-2nd Amendment rants as they are talk of basketball, said of ICE on Monday that ‘It’s not like they’re rooting out violent criminals… they’re taking five-year-old kindergartners and US citizens and detaining people.’
On Friday, the typically strident coach found himself in the unfamiliar territory of apologizing after a reporter from OutKick confronted him over his inflammatory comments.
“I definitely misspoke, and I knew that ICE was arresting some criminals,” Kerr said ahead of Golden State’s game against the Detroit Pistons.
“I immediately regretted
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