Steve Kerr was described as “unhappy Rube” and “silly” by a former Warriors minority shareholder after the Golden State head coach called President Donald Trump “tyrant”.
The Trump administration froze $ 2.2 billion in Federal Funds from Harvard University after the famous school refused to comply with a list of requests, including DEI stop and reform of programs with `flagrant ” of anti -Semitism, as described in a letter to school.
Following this development, Kerr – a renowned liberal who supported Kamala Harris in the last presidential election – carried a T -shirt to Harvard and targeted Trump for the treatment of the school by his administration.
“They should not be shaken and say what to teach, what to say by our government,” he said. “Well to go, a way to withstand the intimidator.
These remarks obtained a strong reprimand of venture capital Chamath Palihapitiya, which bought a 10% stake in the team in 2010 before finally selling its property last year.
“Normally, when a business manager where I have actions speaks about subjects beyond their knowledge and turns out to be an idiot, I generally dismiss them or sell my equity,” he wrote on X.
The Warriors coach Steve Kerr exasperated supporters of Donald Trump by publicly supporting Harvard
Trump launched a largely condemned repression against the best American universities
Chamath Palihapitiya, former part of the warriors, described Kerr a “ unhappy rube ”
“Fortunately, I have already sold all my equity in the Warriors last year to all time, so it is not my problem, but the total ignorance of its comments is still standing.”
Palihapitiya accused Kerr of “blindly defending” Harvard, whom he called “ a company with a toll of $ 53 billion disguised as a non -profit profit ” and declared that the school had “the worst absolute scores for freedom of expression among all the colleges in America”.
The investor born Sri-Lankan also said that Harvard had been “reprimanded” by the Supreme Court for discrimination in their admission process, and accused the school of having enabled the anti-Semitism of “not controlling campus”.
Palihapitiya has also castigated the sense of Kerr basketball, saying that owner Joe Lacob, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson deserve all the credit for the four titles of the team under Kerr.
“My 4 years (child) could have won as many championships with the talent that Joe has brought together,” said Palihapitiya.
Harvard was the subject of immense examination against the anti -Semitism of the campus in response to the War of Israel against Hamas, forcing Claudine Gay to the president of the time, to resign in the increasing pressure of forces outside the university.
The Trump administration campaigned to eradicate the anti -Semitism of university campuses, and forced Columbia University to accept several policy changes with the school that could not lose $ 400 million in funding.
However, Harvard president Alan Garber rejected requests from the White House with a letter of blister and Kerr used his post-match availability after the tournament of his team on the grizzlymen to denounce the Trump administration.
Kerr was regularly frank on progressive problems and approved Kamala Harris
Trump also called Harvard a “ joke ” and said that she should lose government research contracts
“I believe in academic freedom,” he said. “I believe that it is crucial that all our institutions can manage their own business as they wish, and they should not be shaken and say what to teach, what to say, by our government.
“This is the most stupid thing I have ever heard, but it’s a bit equal to the course right now. It’s me to support Harvard.
Kerr noted that the shirt had been sent to him by his friend, Harvard’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker.
Kerr is the son of the late professor and political scientist Malcolm Kerr, and he was often frank on progressive issues.
In addition to the freezing of federal funding on Harvard, the Ministry of Internal Security has also canceled $ 2.7 million in school research grants and threatened the university’s ability to register international students, unless it puts files on “ illegal and violent ” of Visa-Holders. “”
The Warriors face the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday.
