The sports activities world reacted Tuesday to the information of the lethal faculty capturing at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr received emotional as he spoke to reporters earlier than Sport 4 Western Convention Finals in Dallas.
Throughout his speech, Kerr referred to as on lawmakers to take motion on laws.
“When are we going to do one thing? I am drained. I am so uninterested in getting up right here and providing condolences to the devastated households which can be on the market. I am so drained. Excuse me. I am sorry. I am uninterested in the moments of silence. Sufficient,” Kerr mentioned.
After listening to the information, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to Twitter to specific his anger.
“My ideas and prayers goes out to the households of affection ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, TX! Like when is sufficient sufficient, man!!! These are youngsters, and we preserve placing them in harms manner in school. Like severely, “AT SCHOOL” the place it is suppose to be the most secure!” LeBron tweeted.
My ideas and prayers goes out to the households of affection ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, TX! Like when is sufficient sufficient man!!! These are youngsters and we preserve placing them in harms manner in school. Like severely “AT SCHOOL” the place it is suppose to be the most secure!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) Could 24, 2022
Warriors participant Damion Lee reacted to the mass capturing as he spoke to reporters throughout a post-game press convention.
“It is simply unhappy,” Lee mentioned, in keeping with CNN and Sports activities Illustrated. “Clearly, everybody noticed Steve’s pregame presser. These are my very same sentiments. It is unhappy the world that we dwell in. We have to reform that. Weapons should not be as simply accessible. Prefer it’s simpler to get a gun than child components proper now. That is unbelievable on this nation that we dwell in.”
Earlier than the sport, the Warriors and Dallas Mavericks held a second of silence.
Forward of tonight’s recreation, each groups noticed a second of silence for the victims and households of at this time’s tragic capturing. pic.twitter.com/9faQcehdNR
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) Could 25, 2022
Gamers for the Seattle Mariners additionally took half in a second of silence out on the sector earlier than they performed the Oakland Athletics, the Related Press reported.

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