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Steve Kerr still isn’t ready to talk about China — shutting down our photog when we asked the Golden State Warriors coach about the NBA’s drama in Asia on his way out of dinner with Steph Curry.
Of course, Kerr initially shut down China questions last week — saying he didn’t know enough about the situation with China and Hong Kong to opine in the wake of the Daryl Morey tweets.
Steve Kerr no comments on the Morey/China/NBA situation. Says he’s been reading about it, doesn’t feel versed enough to comment. Full back and forth here. pic.twitter.com/HM1NuF46vG
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 8, 2019
@anthonyVslater
Morey essentially created an international incident by tweeting out support for Hong Kong — which led to the Chinese government blackballing the Houston Rockets and putting the country’s relationship with the NBA in jeopardy.
Since then, President Donald Trump verbally attacked Kerr … saying the usually outspoken coach was “like a little boy” when asked about China — claiming Kerr “was so scared to even be answering” a question about the topic.
Fast forward to Sunday night when Kerr and Curry hit up Mastro’s Steakhouse in Beverly Hills — not exactly a low-key hangout — where our guy asked Kerr if he finally felt “well-versed” enough to talk about the biggest issue in pro sports.
But, Kerr shut it down. He was nice and friendly but made it clear he’s still not ready to have a public conversation about China.
On a lighter (but still serious) note, props to Steph for taking a sprinter van to dinner and not driving.